Luk døren med det samme!

the door

Breakdown of Luk døren med det samme!

• lukke: to close
• med det samme: right away

Questions & Answers about Luk døren med det samme!

What does Luk mean here, and what form of the verb is it?

Luk is the imperative (command) form of at lukke (to close / to shut). Danish imperatives are typically made by using the verb stem:

• at lukke → Luk! (Close!)
  The subject (du = you) is understood and usually not said.

Why is it døren and not en dør?

døren is the definite form: the door. Danish often uses the definite form when a specific, known object is meant (usually the door in the room).

• en dør = a door (indefinite, any door)
• døren = the door (a particular door)

How is the definite form made in Danish (like dør → døren)?

In Danish, the definite article is usually added as a suffix to the noun:

• dør (door) → døren (the door)
  Common patterns:
• common gender nouns often take -en (e.g., stol → stolen)
• neuter nouns often take -et (e.g., hus → huset)

Is Luk døren! always a command, or can it be something else?