Gardinet er blødt og hænger stille.

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Breakdown of Gardinet er blødt og hænger stille.

• være: to be
• hænge: to hang
• gardinet: the curtain

Questions & Answers about Gardinet er blødt og hænger stille.

Why is it gardinet and not gardin?

Because -et makes the noun definite singular for a neuter noun.

• et gardin = a curtain
• gardinet = the curtain

So gardin is the basic dictionary form, and gardinet means the curtain.

How do I know that gardin is a neuter noun?

In Danish, nouns are either common gender or neuter. You usually learn this from the article:

• en
  • noun = common gender
• et
  • noun = neuter

Since the word is et gardin, it is neuter. That is why the definite form is gardinet, not gardinen.

Why does blød become blødt here?

Because the adjective is describing a neuter singular noun in a predicate structure after er.

• Gardinet er blødt = The curtain is soft

The basic form is blød, but with a neuter singular noun it becomes blødt.

Compare:

• En pude er blød = A pillow is soft
• Et gardin er blødt = A curtain is soft
• Gardinerne er bløde = The curtains are soft

So the -t agrees with the neuter noun gardinet.