Dækket er fladt, så vi må ikke køre videre.

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Breakdown of Dækket er fladt, så vi må ikke køre videre.

• vi: we
• så: so
• ikke: not

Questions & Answers about Dækket er fladt, så vi må ikke køre videre.

Why is it dækket and not a separate word for the tire?

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

• et dæk = a tire / a tyre
• dækket = the tire

So -et is the neuter singular definite ending.

Also, dæk can mean different things in other contexts, such as deck or covering, but here it means tire because of the context and because something is fladt.

Why is it fladt and not flad?

Because dæk is a neuter noun: et dæk.

When an adjective is used after er and describes a neuter singular noun, it usually takes -t:

• en bil er flad would be wrong here because bil is not something you normally call flat in the same way
• et dæk er fladt = a tire is flat

So:

• flad = common gender / base form
• fladt = neuter singular
• flade = plural or definite form in many contexts

What exactly does så mean here?