Word
Min bog ligger på bordet ved vinduet.
Meaning
My book is on the table by the window.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Min bog ligger på bordet ved vinduet.
bogen
the book
ligge
to be located
på
on
bordet
the table
Questions & Answers about Min bog ligger på bordet ved vinduet.
Why is it min bog and not mit bog?
Because bog is a common-gender noun in Danish: en bog = a book.
In Danish, the possessive changes to match the noun’s gender:
- min for en-words
- mit for et-words
- mine for plural
So:
- min bog = my book
- mit bord = my table
- mine bøger = my books
A good habit is to learn nouns together with their article, like en bog, et bord, et vindue.
Why is there no article before bog?
Because Danish normally does not use an indefinite article together with a possessive.
So you say:
- min bog = my book
not:
- min en bog
This works like English: we say my book, not my a book.
Why do bordet and vinduet end in -et?