Den 24. december fejrer vi jul hos mine forældre.

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Breakdown of Den 24. december fejrer vi jul hos mine forældre.

• mine: my
• den: the
• forælderen: the parent

Questions & Answers about Den 24. december fejrer vi jul hos mine forældre.

Why does the sentence begin with Den 24. december?

In Danish, den + ordinal date + month is a very common way to say a calendar date.

So:

• den 24. december = the 24th of December / December 24th

The den is part of the date expression here. You will often see:

• den 1. maj
• den 5. juni
• den 24. december

In writing, the number usually has a full stop after it: 24. This shows it is ordinal: 24th.

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Why is there a full stop in 24.?

In Danish, dates are usually written with a period after the number:

• 24. december
• 3. marts
• 17. januar

That period marks the number as an ordinal, like 24th, 3rd, 17th in English.

So 24. december is not 24 decimal december or anything mathematical; it simply means the 24th of December.

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Why is it fejrer vi and not vi fejrer?