Jeg lægger noten i mappen, så jeg ikke mister den.

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Breakdown of Jeg lægger noten i mappen, så jeg ikke mister den.

• i: in
• den: it
• ikke: not

Questions & Answers about Jeg lægger noten i mappen, så jeg ikke mister den.

Why is it lægger and not ligger?

Because at lægge means to put / to lay something somewhere, while at ligge means to lie / to be located somewhere.

In this sentence, the speaker is actively placing the note into the folder, so Danish uses lægger:

Jeg lægger noten i mappen = I put the note in the folder

Compare:

Noten ligger i mappen = The note is lying / is in the folder

So a useful shortcut is:

• lægge = putting something somewhere
• ligge = being somewhere

Why do noten and mappen end in -en?

That -en is the definite article attached to the noun. In Danish, instead of putting a separate word like the before the noun, you often add the article to the end.

So:

• en note = a note

• noten = the note

• en mappe = a folder
• mappen = the folder

Here, the speaker means a specific note and a specific folder, so the definite forms are used.

What does så mean here?