Jeg gemmer skærmbilledet i den samme mappe på computeren.

Because Danish, like German, very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

• skærm = screen
• billede = picture/image
• skærmbillede = screen image / screenshot

Then the definite ending is added to the whole compound:

• et skærmbillede = a screenshot
• skærmbilledet = the screenshot

So Danish prefers one combined noun rather than writing something like screen picture as two separate words.

The -et is the definite article ending for a neuter noun.

In Danish, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun:

• et skærmbillede = a screenshot
• skærmbilledet = the screenshot

This is different from English, where you put the before the noun. Danish often does it as a suffix instead.

Yes. In this sentence, gemmer means save.

The verb is at gemme, which often means:

• to save
• to store
• to keep
• to hide

In computer contexts, gemme is the normal everyday verb for save.

Examples:

• Jeg gemmer filen. = I save the file.
• Kan du gemme dokumentet? = Can you save the document?

So Jeg gemmer simply means I save or I am saving. Danish present tense often covers both ideas.

Because English save has several meanings, and Danish uses different verbs depending on the situation.

For example:

• gemme = save/store a file, save a photo, keep something
• spare = save money, economize, spare someone trouble

So in a computer sentence, gemme is the correct choice:

• Jeg gemmer skærmbilledet. = I save the screenshot.

But:

• Jeg sparer penge. = I save money.

This is a very common point for English speakers.

Because den samme + noun is the normal Danish pattern for the same + noun.

So:

• den samme mappe = the same folder

You do not add the usual definite ending to the noun here. That means:

• correct: den samme mappe
• not correct: den samme mappen

This is a fixed and very common structure:

• den samme bog = the same book
• det samme problem = the same problem
• de samme ting = the same things

So even though mappe would normally become mappen for the folder, after den samme it stays in the base form.

Because mappe is a common gender noun in Danish, so it takes den.

Danish has two grammatical genders:

• common gender → en, den
• neuter → et, det

Since the noun is:

• en mappe = a folder

the definite-type word must match it:

• den samme mappe = the same folder

If it were a neuter noun, you would use det samme instead:

• et problem
• det samme problem

This is about preposition choice, and it does not always match English exactly.

• i mappen = in the folder
• på computeren = on the computer

Danish often uses på where English also uses on for devices, platforms, or surfaces:

• på computeren = on the computer
• på telefonen = on the phone

And i is used for something being inside a container or space:

• i mappen = in the folder
• i tasken = in the bag

So the sentence literally follows the normal Danish pattern:

• save it in the folder
• on the computer

Because it is the definite form of computer.

• en computer = a computer
• computeren = the computer

In this sentence, it refers to a specific computer understood from the context, so Danish uses the definite form.

This is the same pattern as:

• en mappe → mappen
• en fil → filen
• en computer → computeren

The word order is:

• Jeg = subject
• gemmer = verb
• skærmbilledet = direct object
• i den samme mappe = place/location phrase
• på computeren = another location phrase

So the structure is basically:

Subject + verb + object + place

That is very normal in a simple Danish main clause:

• Jeg læser bogen i sengen.
• Hun åbner filen på computeren.

Danish main clauses usually keep the finite verb in the second position, and this sentence follows that rule naturally.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Danish present tense often covers both:

• I save
• I am saving

So:

• Jeg gemmer skærmbilledet can mean I save the screenshot or I’m saving the screenshot.

If the surrounding context makes it clear that the action is happening right now, English might prefer I’m saving. But Danish usually just uses the simple present form.

It can mean both, depending on context.

mappe can be:

• a physical folder/binder
• a digital folder on a computer

In this sentence, because of på computeren, it clearly means a computer folder.

So Danish uses the same word in both physical and digital contexts, just like English often uses folder in both.

It can feel difficult because it is long and has several consonants. A rough learner-friendly breakdown is:

• skærm = something like skairm
• billede = roughly BIL-uh-the
• skærmbilledet = roughly SKAIRM-bil-uh-theth

A few important points:

• æ is a front vowel, somewhat like the vowel in cat, but not exactly the same
• ll in billede does not sound like a strong English l
• the final -et in connected speech is often reduced

You do not need a perfect English-style spelling of the sound; the main thing is to recognize it as one compound word: skærm + billede + t

Yes, many Danes will understand screenshot, especially in informal or tech-related contexts. But skærmbillede is the fully Danish word and is very common.

So you may hear both:

• et skærmbillede
• et screenshot

For a learner, skærmbillede is useful because it follows normal Danish word-building patterns.

Because Danish usually marks definiteness by adding an ending to the noun instead of putting a separate article in front.

Compare:

• et skærmbillede = a screenshot

• skærmbilledet = the screenshot

• en computer = a computer
• computeren = the computer

English uses a separate word: the screenshot, the computer.
Danish usually uses a suffix instead: -en or -et.

That is one of the biggest structural differences English speakers notice early on.