Den lange behandling fik hende til at tænke mere på sin krop.

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Breakdown of Den lange behandling fik hende til at tænke mere på sin krop.

• mere: more
• kroppen: the body
• hende: her

Questions & Answers about Den lange behandling fik hende til at tænke mere på sin krop.

Why is it den and not det in den lange behandling?

Because behandling is a common-gender noun in Danish: en behandling.

For common-gender nouns, the singular definite article used before an adjective is den:

• en behandling = a treatment
• den lange behandling = the long treatment

If the noun were neuter (et-word), you would use det instead.

Why is it lange and not lang?

Because the noun phrase is definite: den lange behandling.

In Danish, adjectives usually take -e in definite forms:

• en lang behandling = a long treatment
• den lange behandling = the long treatment

So lang becomes lange because it is describing a definite noun.

Why is it den lange behandling and not den lange behandlingen?