Word
Barnet slår på bordet, når det vil have mere juice.
Meaning
The child beats on the table when it wants more juice.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Barnet slår på bordet, når det vil have mere juice.
bordet
the table
når
when
have
to have
det
it
Questions & Answers about Barnet slår på bordet, når det vil have mere juice.
Why is it barnet and not barn?
Because -et is the definite article attached to the noun.
- barn = a child
- barnet = the child
Danish usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.
Since barn is a neuter noun (et barn), the definite form becomes barnet.
Why is it bordet and not bord?
For the same reason as barnet.
- et bord = a table
- bordet = the table
So both barnet and bordet are definite forms of et-nouns.
Why does the sentence use det for the child? Shouldn’t it be han or hun?