Vi bruger “den der”, “det der” og “de der”, når vi peger på noget, der er længere væk.

You choose them based on gender and number:

• den der = singular common gender noun
• det der = singular neuter noun
• de der = plural

Examples:

• den der stol = that chair over there
• det der hus = that house over there
• de der bøger = those books over there

So the choice works the same way as den, det, and de in other parts of Danish.

Here, der helps mean something like there or that one there. It marks that the thing is farther away from the speaker.

So:

• den her = this one here, near me
• den der = that one there, farther away

In speech, this der is often stressed. In writing, some people write dér when they want to show that stress clearly, but plain der is very common.

They are spelled the same, but they do different jobs.

In den der / det der / de der, der is part of a demonstrative expression meaning something like that one there.

In noget, der er længere væk, der is a relative pronoun, meaning that/which is farther away.

So the two ders are not the same grammatically, even though they look identical.

The difference is mainly distance:

• den her = this one, near the speaker
• den der = that one, farther away

The same pattern applies to the other forms:

• det her / det der
• de her / de der

This is a very common everyday way to talk about things in relation to where they are.

Not exactly, though they can overlap.

• den der is a very common, natural everyday way to say that
• denne is more formal or written, and often corresponds more closely to this

Very roughly:

• den her often matches this
• den der often matches that
• denne / dette / disse can sound more formal, written, or emphatic

In normal spoken Danish, den her and den der are usually much more common than denne and dette.

Here, når means when in a general sense. It is used for things that happen regularly or whenever a situation occurs.

So the sentence means that this is what we say whenever we point at something farther away.

A useful contrast:

• når = when, whenever, in general situations
• hvis = if
• da = when, about a specific past occasion

So når is the natural choice here because the sentence is describing a general rule.

Because the Danish verb is at pege på, which means to point at / to point to.

So:

• pege på noget = point at something

This is just how the verb works in Danish. English speakers often need to learn these verb + preposition combinations one by one.

Noget means something. It is used when you are talking about a thing in a general or unspecified way.

So noget, der er længere væk means something like something that is farther away.

The sentence is explaining a general rule, so it does not need a specific noun like en stol or en bog. Using noget keeps it broad and general.

Længere væk means farther away or further away.

It is based on:

• langt væk = far away
• længere væk = farther away

So the sentence is not just talking about something that is away from you, but something that is more distant.

Yes, you can, but you should be careful.

Grammatically, Danish speakers do sometimes use these forms about people, for example to identify someone at a distance. But depending on tone and context, it can sound a bit rude, dismissive, or too much like that person over there.

So for objects, it is completely normal. For people, it is possible, but it is often better to use a name, a noun, or a more polite expression if needed.

It is very normal in everyday spoken Danish, and it also appears in informal writing.

In more formal writing, Danish may use other structures, but den der / det der / de der is absolutely standard and very useful to learn because it is so common in real conversation.

If a writer wants to show that the der is the stressed, pointing word, they may write dér, but many people just write der.