Maden, som min mor laver, smager godt.

The food that my mother makes tastes good.

Breakdown of Maden, som min mor laver, smager godt.

• min: my
• smage: to taste
• godt: good
• maden: the food

Questions & Answers about Maden, som min mor laver, smager godt.

What does maden mean, and why does it have -en at the end?

Mad means food. Danish usually shows “the” by adding a definite ending to the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• mad = food
• maden = the food

So Maden at the beginning means “The food …”.

Why do we use som here, and what does it do?

Som is a relative pronoun, like English that / which / who in a relative clause.

In Maden, som min mor laver, smager godt:

• som min mor laver = that my mother makes
• som refers back to maden (the food)

So som links the noun maden to the extra information min mor laver (my mother makes).

Could we use der instead of som here?