Plasteret sidder stadig på min finger.

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Breakdown of Plasteret sidder stadig på min finger.

• sidde: to sit
• min: my
• stadig: still

Questions & Answers about Plasteret sidder stadig på min finger.

What does plasteret mean here?

Here plasteret means the plaster, in the British sense: a small adhesive bandage. In American English, the Band-Aid or the bandage would often be the most natural translation.

A useful warning: Danish plaster does not usually mean wall plaster in this kind of sentence.

Why is it plasteret and not et plaster?

Because plasteret is the definite singular form: the plaster.

• et plaster = a plaster
• plasteret = the plaster

The noun plaster is a neuter noun, so the definite ending is -et.

Why is the verb sidder used instead of er?