Tørrestativet står ved radiatoren, så sengetøjet tørrer hurtigere.

In Danish, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

• et tørrestativ = a drying rack

• tørrestativet = the drying rack

• en radiator = a radiator
• radiatoren = the radiator

The ending depends on the noun’s gender:

• en-words usually take -en in the definite form
• et-words usually take -et in the definite form

So:

• tørrestativ is an et-word → tørrestativet
• radiator is an en-word → radiatoren

This is one of the biggest differences from English.

Danish often uses more specific verbs for location than English does.

• er = is / are
• står = stands / is standing
• ligger = lies / is lying
• sidder = sits / is sitting

With objects, Danish often chooses one of these position verbs based on how the object is placed.

So Tørrestativet står ved radiatoren literally means something like:

The drying rack is standing by the radiator.

Even though English usually just says is, Danish prefers står here because a drying rack is thought of as something upright on its legs.

Ved usually means by, near, or next to.

In this sentence, ved radiatoren means the drying rack is positioned close to the radiator.

So:

• ved døren = by the door
• ved vinduet = by the window
• ved radiatoren = by the radiator

It does not necessarily mean touching it — just located near it.

Here så means so, as a coordinating conjunction:
..., so the bedding dries faster.

After this kind of så, Danish keeps normal main-clause word order:

• sengetøjet tørrer hurtigere

Subject first, verb second.

This is different from the adverb så meaning something like then or in that case, which can trigger inversion.

Compare:

• Det regner, så vi bliver hjemme.
  It’s raining, so we’re staying home.
  → no inversion after så

But:

• Så går vi hjem.
  Then we’re going home.
  → inversion because så is now an adverb at the front of the clause

So in your sentence, the word order is normal because så means so.

Tørrer is the present tense of tørre, meaning to dry.

• at tørre = to dry
• tørrer = dries / is drying

So:

• Sengetøjet tørrer = The bedding dries / is drying

In Danish, the present tense often ends in -r.

Examples:

• at stå → står
• at tørre → tørrer
• at bo → bor

Danish loves compound nouns, and sengetøj is one of them.

It is made from:

• seng = bed
• tøj = cloth / clothing / fabric-related items

Together, sengetøj means bedding or bed linen.

Then the definite ending is added:

• sengetøj = bedding
• sengetøjet = the bedding

So yes, it is one word because Danish usually writes compound nouns as a single unit.

Grammatically, sengetøj is singular in Danish, even though in English bedding refers to several items.

That is why the sentence says:

• sengetøjet tørrer not
• sengetøjet tørrer ikke / tørrer with a plural verb form

Danish verbs do not change for singular and plural subjects anyway, but the noun itself is treated as a singular mass/collective noun.

This is similar to English furniture or bedding: they refer to multiple things, but the grammar is singular.

Hurtigere is the comparative form of hurtig meaning fast or quick.

• hurtig = fast
• hurtigere = faster
• hurtigst = fastest

So:

• tørrer hurtigere = dries faster

Danish often forms comparatives by adding -ere.

Examples:

• langsom → langsommere = slower
• billig → billigere = cheaper
• hurtig → hurtigere = faster

The difference comes from how the definite form is added and how the noun is built.

Tørrestativet comes from tørrestativ + -et.
The base noun already ends in t, so when you add -et, you get tørrestativet.

Radiatoren comes from radiator + -en.
That simply becomes radiatoren.

So nothing unusual is happening — Danish is just attaching the definite ending to each noun.

The Danish ø does not exist in standard English, so it can take practice.

A rough guide:

• it is somewhat similar to the vowel in French deux
• or the vowel in German schön
• it is produced with the tongue fairly forward in the mouth and with rounded lips

In this sentence, you see ø in:

• tørrestativet
• sengetøjet
• tørrer

English speakers often replace it with uh, er, or oo, but that usually sounds wrong in Danish. It is worth listening to native audio for this sound specifically.

It can do either, depending on context.

The Danish present tense can mean:

• something happening now
• something generally true
• a regular situation

So Tørrestativet står ved radiatoren could mean:

• The drying rack is standing by the radiator right now or
• The drying rack stands by the radiator / is kept by the radiator

Likewise, sengetøjet tørrer hurtigere can mean:

• the bedding is drying faster or
• the bedding dries faster

The exact meaning comes from context, just as it often does in English.