Min cykel er grøn.

to be

Breakdown of Min cykel er grøn.

• min: my
• cyklen: the bicycle
• grøn: green

Questions & Answers about Min cykel er grøn.

Why is it min and not mit or mine?

Because Danish possessive words agree with the thing possessed, not with the owner.

• min = used with a common-gender singular noun
• mit = used with a neuter singular noun
• mine = used with a plural noun

Cykel is a common-gender singular noun, so it takes min:

• min cykel = my bike
• mit hus = my house
• mine cykler = my bikes

Why is there no en before cykel?

Because min already functions as the determiner.

In Danish, you normally do not use an article together with a possessive like min:

• min cykel = correct
• en min cykel = incorrect

You also would not say min cyklen in standard Danish. The possessive replaces the article marking here.

What gender is cykel?