Den her jakke er dyrere end den der.

to be

Breakdown of Den her jakke er dyrere end den der.

• end: than
• jakken: the jacket
• den her: this

Questions & Answers about Den her jakke er dyrere end den der.

Why does Danish use den her jakke instead of something more like this jacket as one unit?

In Danish, this and that are often built with:

• den/det/de
  • noun + her/der

So:

• den her jakke = this jacket
• den der jakke = that jacket

Literally, den her jakke is something like the here jacket, but in real Danish it simply means this jacket.

This is a very common everyday pattern.

• den is used with common gender nouns
• det is used with neuter nouns
• de is used with plurals

Since jakke is a common gender noun, it takes den.

Why is it den her jakke and not det her jakke?