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Learn Hardcore Danish: Har du fået nyt job? Fedt nok! - Did you get a new job? Cool!

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Har du fået nyt job? Fedt nok!

Har du fået nyt job? Fedt nok!

Did you get a new job? Cool!

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Why does the question begin with Har instead of Du har?

In Danish, yes/no questions usually put the finite verb first.

Statement: Du har fået nyt job. = You have got a new job.
Question: Har du fået nyt job? = Have you got a new job?

This is similar to English inversion in Have you... ?

What tense is har fået?

Har fået is the present perfect.

It is formed with:

har = present tense of have
fået = past participle of få (to get)

So:

har fået = have gotten / have got

Danish uses this tense much like English does: for something that happened before now and is relevant now. A new job is a current result, so Har du fået nyt job? sounds very natural.

What is fået, and why doesn’t it look like the infinitive få?

jobbet

the job

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Fået is the past participle of få.

The verb changes like this:

infinitive: at få = to get
present: får = get / gets
past: fik = got
past participle: fået = gotten / got

It is an irregular verb, so you just have to learn the forms.

Why is it nyt job and not ny job?

Because job is a neuter noun in Danish:

et job

The adjective ny must agree with the noun, so with a neuter singular noun it becomes nyt:

et nyt job = a new job

Compare:

en ny bil = a new car
et nyt job = a new job

Why is there no et in Har du fået nyt job? Shouldn’t it be et nyt job?

Both are possible, but without the article is very common and natural in Danish in this kind of expression.

Har du fået nyt job? = very idiomatic, conversational
Har du fået et nyt job? = also correct

Without et, the phrase sounds a bit more like have you got new employment / have you found yourself a new job situation. With et, it can feel a little more specific: a particular new job.

So this is not a mistake—just a very normal Danish way of saying it.

Could I also say Har du fået et nyt job?

Yes, absolutely.

That version is completely correct. The difference is mostly one of style and nuance, not basic meaning.

Har du fået nyt job? = very common, idiomatic, conversational
Har du fået et nyt job? = slightly more explicit, a bit more concrete

As a learner, you should understand both and feel free to use either, though the version without et is especially natural here.

What does Fedt nok! mean exactly?

Fedt nok! is a casual positive reaction. It is something like:

Cool!
Nice!
That’s great!

It is informal and spoken-sounding. A Danish speaker might use it to react enthusiastically to good news.

What does nok mean here? Doesn’t it usually mean enough?

Yes, nok can mean enough, but not here.

In Fedt nok!, nok works more like a particle that helps shape the tone. It does not literally mean enough. In this expression, it makes the reaction sound natural and conversational.

So Fedt nok! is best learned as a set phrase meaning something like Pretty cool! / Nice!

Depending on tone of voice, nok can sometimes make a phrase sound a little softer or less intense, but here it is still clearly positive.

Is Fedt nok! a full sentence? Where is the verb?

It is not a full sentence in the strict grammatical sense. It is an elliptical expression, meaning some words are left out because the meaning is obvious.

You can think of it as short for something like:

Det er fedt nok! = That’s pretty cool!

In everyday speech, Danish often uses these short reaction phrases without a subject or verb.

Is Fedt nok! formal or informal?

It is informal.

You would hear it in:

conversation
texting
casual speech among friends or colleagues

In a more formal or neutral setting, you might say:

Det lyder godt. = That sounds good.
Hvor dejligt! = How lovely!
Tillykke med det! = Congratulations on that!

So Fedt nok! is very natural, but definitely casual.

Why is job used instead of arbejde?

Both words exist, but they are not always used in exactly the same way.

job often means a specific job position
arbejde can mean work more generally

So:

Har du fået nyt job? = Have you got a new job?
Har du fået nyt arbejde? = Have you got new work / new employment?

In this sentence, job sounds very natural because the speaker is asking about a new position.

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