Hun ryster ikke dåsen, fordi den allerede er åben.

to be

Breakdown of Hun ryster ikke dåsen, fordi den allerede er åben.

• åben: open
• den: it
• hun: she

Questions & Answers about Hun ryster ikke dåsen, fordi den allerede er åben.

Why is it dåsen and not en dåse?

Because Danish usually puts definiteness on the end of the noun.

• en dåse = a can
• dåsen = the can

So dåsen is the definite form of dåse. English uses a separate word (the), but Danish often uses a suffix instead.

Why does the sentence use den for the can?

Because dåse is a common-gender noun, not a neuter noun.

In Danish:

• common gender nouns take den
• neuter nouns take det

Since it is en dåse, the matching pronoun is den. If the noun were neuter, you would use det instead.

Why is it ryster and not ryste?