Breakdown of Parkeringspladsen bag huset er lille, men vi fandt heldigvis en plads.
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Questions & Answers about Parkeringspladsen bag huset er lille, men vi fandt heldigvis en plads.
Why is it parkeringspladsen and not en parkeringsplads?
Because parkeringspladsen is the definite form: the parking lot / the parking area.
In Danish, definiteness is usually added to the end of the noun:
- en parkeringsplads = a parking space / a parking lot
- parkeringspladsen = the parking space / the parking lot
So Parkeringspladsen bag huset means the parking lot behind the house.
How is parkeringspladsen built up?
It is a compound noun:
- parkering = parking
- plads = place, space
- parkeringsplads = parking space / parking lot
- parkeringspladsen = the parking space / the parking lot
This is very common in Danish: several ideas are combined into one word.
Why is it bag huset and not something like bag af huset?
In Danish, bag is a preposition meaning behind.
So:
- bag huset = behind the house
You normally just use bag + noun:
- bag bilen = behind the car
- bag døren = behind the door
- bag huset = behind the house
You do not usually need af here.