Barnet bruger viskelæderet så meget, at papiret næsten bliver helt gråt.

to become

Breakdown of Barnet bruger viskelæderet så meget, at papiret næsten bliver helt gråt.

• bruge: to use
• papiret: the paper
• så: so

Questions & Answers about Barnet bruger viskelæderet så meget, at papiret næsten bliver helt gråt.

Why do barnet, viskelæderet, and papiret all end in -et?

Because they are singular definite neuter nouns.

In Danish, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun:

• et barn → barnet = the child
• et viskelæder → viskelæderet = the eraser
• et papir → papiret = the paper

If the noun were common gender instead of neuter, you would usually see -en instead.

Why is it meget and not mange?

Because meget is used here to mean a lot / so much about the action bruger.

• meget is used for amount, degree, or adverbial meaning
• mange is used with countable plural nouns

So:

• Barnet bruger viskelæderet meget = The child uses the eraser a lot
• Barnet har mange viskelædere = The child has many erasers

In this sentence, it is not counting erasers. It is describing how much the child uses it.

How does så meget, at work?