Metroen er hurtigere end bussen.

to be

Breakdown of Metroen er hurtigere end bussen.

• end: than
• bussen: the bus
• metroen: the metro

Questions & Answers about Metroen er hurtigere end bussen.

What does end mean in this sentence?

Here end means than.

It is the standard word Danish uses in comparisons:

• hurtigere end = faster than
• større end = bigger than
• bedre end = better than

So even though end looks like the English word end, it does not mean that here.

Why do metroen and bussen end in -en?

Because Danish usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

• en metro = a metro
• metroen = the metro
• en bus = a bus
• bussen = the bus

So the sentence is talking about the metro and the bus, not just a metro and a bus.

Why is it bussen with double s, but metroen without any doubled letter?