Breakdown of Studenten læser bogen på biblioteket.
læse
to read
bogen
the book
på
at
biblioteket
the library
Questions & Answers about Studenten læser bogen på biblioteket.
Why is there no separate word the before studenten and bogen?
Danish usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.
- en student → studenten = a student → the student
- en bog → bogen = a book → the book
So studenten literally means student-the, and bogen means book-the.
That’s why you don’t see a separate word like the in front of them.
What are the base forms and genders of the nouns in this sentence?
The base (indefinite singular) forms are:
- en student – common gender (like most people/thing words)
- en bog – common gender
- et bibliotek – neuter gender
Their definite singular forms are:
- studenten (the student)
- bogen (the book)
- biblioteket (the library)
Common gender nouns take en in the indefinite and usually -en in the definite.
Neuter gender nouns take et in the indefinite and usually -et in the definite.
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