Den nye jakke koster mere end den gamle.

The new jacket costs more than the old one.

Breakdown of Den nye jakke koster mere end den gamle.

• ny: new
• mere: more
• end: than
• den: the

Questions & Answers about Den nye jakke koster mere end den gamle.

Why does the sentence use den and not det?

Because jakke is a common gender noun in Danish, not a neuter noun.

• en jakke = a jacket
• Common gender nouns take den
• Neuter nouns take det

So:

• den nye jakke = the new jacket
  not det nye jakke

If the noun were neuter, you would use det, for example:

• det nye hus = the new house

Why is it den nye jakke and not just den ny jakke?

After den, det, or de, the adjective normally takes the -e ending in Danish.

So:

• ny = new
• nye = new, in the definite adjective form

That is why you get:

• den nye jakke
• den gamle

This is a very common pattern:

• en ny jakke = a new jacket
• den nye jakke = the new jacket

So the -e here is not plural; it is also used in the definite form.

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