Breakdown of Barnet fik nyt legetøj i fødselsdagsgave.
ny
new
barnet
the child
legetøjet
the toy
fødselsdagsgaven
the birthday gift
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Questions & Answers about Barnet fik nyt legetøj i fødselsdagsgave.
Why do we use fik in this sentence?
Fik is the past tense form of få, which means "to get" or "to receive." It shows that the child received the new toy in the past.
What does i fødselsdagsgave mean?
I fødselsdagsgave literally translates to "as a birthday present." The word i can function like "in" or "as" here, indicating the context in which the child got the toy.
Why is the adjective nyt used instead of ny?
Danish adjectives generally match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Legetøj is a neuter noun (an et-word), so the adjective must also be in its neuter form: nyt rather than ny (the common gender form).
What does the -et ending in Barnet signify?
Danish attaches the definite article to the end of the noun. Barn means "child," while adding -et makes it Barnet, which means "the child."
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