Jorden er stadig fugtig efter regnen.

The soil is still moist after the rain.

Breakdown of Jorden er stadig fugtig efter regnen.

• være: to be
• stadig: still
• efter: after
• regnen: the rain

Questions & Answers about Jorden er stadig fugtig efter regnen.

Why is it jorden and not a separate word for the?

In Danish, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun.

• jord = earth / soil / ground
• jorden = the earth / the ground / the soil

So instead of saying something like the ground, Danish often uses one word: jorden.

This is one of the first big differences from English:

• English: the ground
• Danish: jorden

What does jorden mean here exactly: earth, soil, or ground?

Here, jorden most naturally means the ground or the soil, not the planet Earth.

In Danish, jord can refer to:

• soil
• earth
• ground

In this sentence, because it says still damp after the rain, the meaning is clearly physical ground/soil.

So a learner should understand jorden here as something like:

• the ground
• the soil
• the earth (in the gardening/nature sense)

Why is Jorden capitalized?