Jeg har fem bøger i rummet.

I have five books in the room.

Breakdown of Jeg har fem bøger i rummet.

• jeg: I
• i: in
• bogen: the book
• rummet: the room

Questions & Answers about Jeg har fem bøger i rummet.

Why is it jeg and not mig?

Jeg is the subject form of I. It is used because the speaker is doing the action of having.

• jeg = I
• mig = me

So:

• Jeg har fem bøger i rummet. = I have five books in the room.

You would use mig in other roles, for example after a preposition:

• Han ser mig. = He sees me.

Why is the verb har used here?

Har is the present tense of at have = to have.

So:

• jeg har = I have
• du har = you have
• han/hun har = he/she has

Unlike English, Danish does not add -s for he/she/it in the present tense. The form har stays the same for all persons.

Why is there no word for a/an before fem bøger?

After a number, Danish normally uses the noun directly in the plural, without an article.

So:

• fem bøger = five books
• not fem en bøger or anything similar

This works much like English:

• five books
• not five a books