Jeg har kun ét spørgsmål.

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Breakdown of Jeg har kun ét spørgsmål.

• have: to have
• spørgsmålet: the question
• kun: only

Questions & Answers about Jeg har kun ét spørgsmål.

Why is the word order Jeg har kun ét spørgsmål?

This is the normal Danish main-clause order:

• Jeg = subject
• har = finite verb
• kun = adverb
• ét spørgsmål = noun phrase / object

So the pattern is basically:

subject + verb + adverb + object

That is very common in simple Danish statements.

If you move things around, the meaning or emphasis changes. For example:

• Jeg har kun ét spørgsmål = I have only one question.
• Kun jeg har ét spørgsmål = Only I have one question.

So in your sentence, the placement of kun shows that it limits ét spørgsmål.

Why is it har?

Har is the present tense of at have = to have.

In Danish, the present tense is the same for all persons:

• jeg har = I have
• du har = you have
• han/hun har = he/she has
• vi har = we have
• de har = they have

Unlike English, Danish does not change the verb to has for third person singular. It stays har.

What does kun mean here, and why is it placed there?