Mødet i køkkenet er vigtigt.

The meeting in the kitchen is important.

Breakdown of Mødet i køkkenet er vigtigt.

• i: in
• være: to be
• køkkenet: the kitchen
• mødet: the meeting
• vigtig: important

Questions & Answers about Mødet i køkkenet er vigtigt.

Why do we say Mødet in the definite form rather than using et møde?

In Danish, nouns are often made definite by adding a suffix rather than using a separate article. So mødet literally means the meeting. If you said et møde, that would be a meeting. Using mødet clarifies it’s a specific meeting (the one we’re already talking about).

Is it common to use i with rooms like køkkenet?

Yes, i is a common preposition used with many locations in Danish (like i køkkenet for in the kitchen or i stuen for in the living room). Sometimes you’ll see på used for other places (e.g. på kontoret for at the office), so it’s important to learn which prepositions go with which places.

Why is køkkenet also in the definite form here?

Similar to mødet, using køkkenet (the kitchen) indicates we’re talking about a specific kitchen. Danish attaches the definite article at the end of the noun, so køkken becomes køkkenet.

Why is vigtigt spelled with a t at the end?

In Danish, an adjective typically ends in -t when describing a neuter singular noun. Møde is a neuter noun, so the adjective ends in t. Hence vigtigt rather than vigtig.

How is ø in Mødet pronounced?

The ø in mødet is a sound somewhat like the ur in English fur, but with the lips rounded. It takes practice to get Danish vowels right, so listening to native speakers and repeating often is very helpful.