Sneen falder hurtigt i bjergene.

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Breakdown of Sneen falder hurtigt i bjergene.

• sneen: the snow
• falde: to fall
• hurtigt: quickly

Questions & Answers about Sneen falder hurtigt i bjergene.

Why is it sneen and not just sne at the beginning?

In Danish, the definite article (the) is usually a suffix on the noun, not a separate word.

• sne = snow (in general)
• sneen = the snow

Here sneen is the subject and is definite, so it’s the snow (the snow that we can see / that we’re talking about), not just snow in general.

If you said:

• Sne falder hurtigt i bjergene.

it would sound more like a general statement: Snow falls quickly in the mountains (as a general fact), rather than describing a specific situation you’re observing right now.

Is sne countable in Danish like snow in English?

Danish sne behaves much like English snow:

• It is normally uncountable:
  • meget sne = a lot of snow
  • lidt sne = a little (not much) snow
  • You do not say mange sne (many snows).

There is a plural form sneer, but it is rare and mostly used in special or poetic contexts (like snows in English: the snows of winter). In everyday language you mostly only see:

• sne (indefinite, mass)
• sneen (definite: the snow)

Why is the verb just and not something like to match ?