Questions & Answers about Filmen er både sjov og spændende.
Danish usually marks definiteness with an ending on the noun, not a separate word in front of it.
- film = film / movie (indefinite)
- en film = a film / a movie
- filmen = the film / the movie
So Filmen er både sjov og spændende literally means “The film is both funny and exciting.”
Using en film would mean “A film is both funny and exciting”, which sounds like a general statement about films, not one specific movie.
både ... og is the Danish equivalent of “both ... and” in English.
- både goes right before the first item.
- og goes right before the second item.
Here it connects two adjectives:
- både sjov og spændende = both funny and exciting
You can also use it with nouns, verbs, etc.:
- både børn og voksne = both children and adults
- Han både læser og skriver dansk. = He both reads and writes Danish.