Verden er stor.

The world is big.

Breakdown of Verden er stor.

• stor: big
• være: to be
• verden: the world

Questions & Answers about Verden er stor.

Why does verden mean the world even though there is no separate word for the?

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

• verden = the world
• en verden = a world

So the -en at the end is doing the job of English the. This is very common in Danish:

• bog = book
• bogen = the book

Since verden already includes the definite ending, you do not add a separate word for the in this sentence.

What is the basic dictionary form of verden?

The noun is verden, but the full set of forms is useful to know:

• en verden = a world
• verden = the world
• verdener = worlds
• verdenerne = the worlds

So the noun is a common-gender noun, which matters for adjective agreement.

What does er mean here?