Learn Hardcore Danish: Bygningen er meget stor og har mange forskellige rum. - The building is very large and has many different rooms.

In Danish, Bygningen is the definite form of Bygning. When you want to say the building rather than just a building, you add -en at the end of the noun (or a different definite article ending, depending on the word). So Bygning is indefinite, while Bygningen specifies that it’s the building.

What does meget mean, and why is it used before stor?

Meget means very or much in Danish. It is used here as an adverb to intensify the adjective stor (= big / large). In this sentence, meget stor would translate best as very big/large in English.

Why do we say mange forskellige rum instead of something like meget forskellige rum?

In Danish, mange is used with countable nouns to mean many. Since rum (rooms) is countable, you need mange. Meget is typically used for uncountable or singular mass nouns (like meget vand = a lot of water).

What is the difference between forskellige and andre?

Both can translate to different in English, but forskellige emphasizes the variety or distinct types (that they are not the same kind). Andre can mean other, as in other than the one already mentioned. In this sentence, forskellige rum highlights that there’s a variety of different types of rooms.

Is there any special word order rule in Danish that I need to watch out for in this sentence?

In basic descriptive sentences, Danish usually follows a subject–verb–adjective/object pattern. Here:
• Bygningen (subject)
• er (verb)
• meget stor (adjective phrase)
• og har (conjunction + verb)
• mange forskellige rum (object phrase).
This sentence follows a straightforward structure without any special inversion rules.

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