Questions & Answers about Håret bliver kortere, når jeg får det klippet.
Why is it håret and not mit hår, if the meaning is my hair?
Danish often uses the definite form for body parts when it is obvious whose body part is meant. So håret literally means the hair, but in context it naturally means my hair.
So:
- Håret bliver kortere = literally The hair becomes shorter
- natural English = My hair gets shorter
You can say mit hår in some contexts, but håret is very natural here.
What does the -et in håret mean?
It is the definite ending. Danish usually puts the at the end of the noun:
- et hår = a hair / hair
- håret = the hair
Because hår is a neuter noun, its definite ending is -et.
Why does the sentence use bliver instead of er?