Questions & Answers about Mødet varer et kvarter.
Why is it mødet and not det møde?
In Danish, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun.
- et møde = a meeting
- mødet = the meeting
So -et is the definite ending for a neuter noun like møde.
You only use a separate word like det before the noun in special cases, for example when there is an adjective:
- mødet = the meeting
- det lange møde = the long meeting
Why is it et møde / mødet? How do I know it takes et?
Because møde is a neuter noun in Danish, so its indefinite article is et.
- et møde = a meeting
- mødet = the meeting
Unfortunately, noun gender in Danish is something you mostly have to learn with each noun. It is best to memorize nouns together with their article:
- et møde
- en bog
- et hus
That makes it much easier to form the definite version later.
What does varer mean here, and what is the base form?