Breakdown of Prisoverslaget ligger på bordet.
på
on
bordet
the table
ligge
to lie
prisoverslaget
the cost estimate
Questions & Answers about Prisoverslaget ligger på bordet.
Why is prisoverslaget written as one word?
Because Danish, like English, often makes compound nouns, but Danish usually writes them as one single word.
So:
- pris = price
- overslag = estimate
Together, prisoverslag means price estimate or quotation/quote depending on context.
Then -et is added to make it definite, so prisoverslaget = the price estimate.
What does the ending -et in prisoverslaget mean?
It is the definite article attached to the noun.
In Danish, the is often not a separate word. Instead, it is added to the end of the noun.
For this noun:
- et prisoverslag = a price estimate
- prisoverslaget = the price estimate
So -et here corresponds to English the.
Why is it -et and not -en?