Jeg drikker kaffe uden sukker.

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Breakdown of Jeg drikker kaffe uden sukker.

• drikke: to drink
• kaffen: the coffee
• uden: without
• sukkeret: the sugar

Questions & Answers about Jeg drikker kaffe uden sukker.

Is 'Jeg' always used for 'I' in Danish, or does it have any other forms?

Jeg is the standard Danish subject pronoun for I. It doesn’t change form based on tense or case, so you’ll consistently use jeg whenever you mean I in sentences.

Why is there no article before 'kaffe'?

In Danish, you generally don’t need an article before an uncountable noun like kaffe (coffee). This is similar to English in contexts where you simply say I drink coffee, rather than using a or the.

How do you pronounce 'drikker'?

Drikker is typically pronounced something like /ˈdʁɛɡ̊ʌ/. The k sound may be softened or almost disappear, and the r is often pronounced far back in the throat, similar to a guttural r in other languages.

What does 'uden' mean, and how is it used?

Uden means without. You place it directly before the element being excluded:
• uden sukker = without sugar
• uden mælk = without milk

Can I rearrange the words in the sentence, like in English?

Word order in Danish is relatively strict, especially if you want to keep the subject – verb – object structure. You could say Jeg drikker uden sukker kaffe, but it might sound odd. The natural order is Jeg drikker kaffe uden sukker.

What if I want to say I'm not drinking coffee at all? Would I still use 'uden'?

No, in that case you’d use the Danish word for not, which is ikke. For example:
• Jeg drikker ikke kaffe = I do not drink coffee.
Uden focuses on the absence of something that could otherwise be included.