Denne puten er myk.

to be

Breakdown of Denne puten er myk.

• denne: this
• puten: the cushion
• myk: smooth

Questions & Answers about Denne puten er myk.

Why do we use denne here and not dette or den?

Norwegian has three common demonstratives in the singular:

• denne – this for common gender nouns (en-words)
• dette – this for neuter nouns (et-words)
• den – that (or sometimes just the) for common gender nouns

The noun pute (pillow) is a common gender noun (it takes en in the indefinite: en pute), so the matching this-word is denne:

• denne puten – this pillow
• dette huset – this house (because hus is neuter: et hus)

You could say den puten as well, which usually corresponds more to that pillow or just the pillow with extra emphasis.

Why is it puten and not just pute?