Questions & Answers about Mødet i stuen er forsinket.
What does the ending -et in Mødet mean?
It’s the definite suffix for neuter nouns.
- Base noun: møde (neuter: et møde = a meeting)
- Definite singular: mødet (= the meeting)
In Danish, the definite article is usually a suffix: -en (common gender) or -et (neuter).
Why is stuen also definite (with -en) in i stuen?
Because you’re referring to a specific, known room.
- stue is a common-gender noun (en stue → stuen).
- i stuen = in the living room (the one that’s contextually known). If you meant any living room in general, you could say i en stue.
Why is the preposition i used here and not på?
Use i for being inside enclosed spaces/rooms: i stuen, i køkkenet. Use på with many workplaces or surfaces: på kontoret, på første sal. So i stuen is the idiomatic choice.
Does stue always mean “living room”?
Mostly, yes. But in housing/real-estate contexts, i stuen can mean “on the ground floor.” In everyday contexts like this sentence, it’s the living room.
What part of speech is , and why that form?