Min søn vil også lave en tegning med en rød farveblyant.

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Breakdown of Min søn vil også lave en tegning med en rød farveblyant.

• min: my
• rød: red
• med: with

Questions & Answers about Min søn vil også lave en tegning med en rød farveblyant.

Why is it min søn and not mit søn?

Because søn is a common-gender noun. In Danish:

• min is used with common-gender nouns
• mit is used with neuter nouns

So you say:

• min søn
• but mit barn

A good habit is to learn Danish nouns together with en or et.

Why is it min søn and not min sønnen?

After a possessive such as min, din, hans, vores, and so on, the noun is normally in the indefinite form in Danish.

So Danish says:

• min søn
• min bil
• mit hus

not:

• min sønnen
• min bilen
• mit huset

The possessive already makes the noun specific, so Danish does not add the definite ending as well.

What is vil doing here, and why is there no at before lave?