Fuglen flyver over haven.

• In Danish, the indefinite form is fugl (bird).
• To make it definite (the bird), you add -en, becoming fuglen.
• This is a key feature of Danish nouns – the definite article is typically attached at the end.

• flyve is the infinitive form (to fly).
• flyver is the present tense form (flies/is flying).
• Danish verbs change slightly when conjugated, but generally less than in English.

• over means above or across. It indicates position higher than something else.
• på (on) or i (in) would change the meaning:
– på haven would imply being on top of the garden, which isn’t correct.
– i haven means in the garden.
• So over expresses movement through the air above the garden.

• The indefinite form is have (garden).
• Adding -n makes it haven (the garden).
• Similar to fugl → fuglen, this is how Danish forms the definite noun.

• In standard Danish, the normal word order is Subject + Verb + Object/Complement.
• You can, however, put over haven first for emphasis, but this becomes less neutral in tone and slightly more poetic.

• fuglen: The “u” is pronounced similarly to the “oo” in book, but slightly more fronted, and the “e” in -en is often quite soft.
• haven: The “a” is approximately an “ah” sound, and the “e” in the second syllable can be reduced or softened. Danish often has soft endings that may be less emphasized than in English.