Galleriets store sal er fyldt med publikum.
The gallery's large hall is filled with audience members.
Breakdown of Galleriets store sal er fyldt med publikum.
stor
large
med
with
være fyldt
to be filled
salen
the hall
Questions & Answers about Galleriets store sal er fyldt med publikum.
Why does Galleriets end in -s? Why not just galleriet or af galleriet?
The -s on Galleriets is the Danish genitive ending, showing possession or belonging.
- galleri = a gallery
- galleriet = the gallery
- galleriets = the gallery’s / of the gallery
So Galleriets store sal literally means “the gallery’s big hall”.
You could also say:
- Den store sal i galleriet = “the big hall in the gallery”
…but af galleriet is usually not used for simple possession like this. af tends to mean “made of / consisting of / caused by” rather than “belonging to”:
- en statue af marmor = a statue of marble
- en beslutning af regeringen = a decision by the government (more formal)
For plain “X’s Y” relationships, Danish normally uses -s on the owner, as in Galleriets store sal.
Why is the adjective store and not stor before sal?