Skyggen falder over bordet.

the table

Breakdown of Skyggen falder over bordet.

• falde: to fall
• skyggen: the shadow
• over: above

Questions & Answers about Skyggen falder over bordet.

Why is it skyggen and not just skygge?

Because -en is the definite article attached to the noun.

• skygge = shadow
• skyggen = the shadow

In Danish, you often do not use a separate word for the. Instead, you add an ending to the noun.

Here, skygge is a common-gender noun, so the definite ending is -en:

• en skygge = a shadow
• skyggen = the shadow

Why is it bordet and not borden?

Because bord is a neuter noun, not a common-gender noun.

In Danish:

• common gender nouns usually take -en in the definite form
• neuter nouns usually take -et in the definite form

So:

• et bord = a table
• bordet = the table

That is why the sentence has over bordet.

How do I know that skygge is common gender and bord is neuter?