Breakdown of Dit tøj er beskidt, fordi du løb udenfor.
være
to be
fordi
because
tøjet
the clothes
beskidt
dirty
Questions & Answers about Dit tøj er beskidt, fordi du løb udenfor.
Why is it dit tøj and not din tøj?
Danish has two grammatical genders: common and neuter.
- din is used with common-gender nouns: din bil (your car), din trøje (your sweater).
- dit is used with neuter-gender nouns: dit hus (your house), dit barn (your child).
The word tøj is neuter, so you must say dit tøj, not din tøj.
Why is there no article before tøj? Why not et tøj?
Tøj is usually treated as an uncountable mass noun in Danish, like clothing in English. Uncountable nouns in Danish normally do not take an indefinite article:
- tøj – clothes, clothing
- vand – water
- musik – music
If you want to say some clothes, you can say noget tøj, but et tøj is not used in normal Danish.
Why is the adjective beskidt not beskidt with -t, since tøj is neuter?