Questions & Answers about Denne jakken passer ikke lenger.
Why is it denne jakken and not denne jakke?
Because jakken is the definite singular form of jakke.
- en jakke = a jacket
- jakken = the jacket
- denne jakken = this jacket
In Norwegian, when you use this/that with a noun, it is very common to use the definite form of the noun:
- denne boka = this book
- denne bilen = this car
- denne jakken = this jacket
So denne jakken is the normal way to say this jacket.
Why do we use denne here?
Denne means this for common-gender singular nouns.
Norwegian has grammatical gender, and jakke is usually a common-gender noun:
- en jakke = a jacket
Because of that, the correct demonstrative is denne:
- denne jakken = this jacket
Compare:
- denne bilen = this car
- dette huset = this house
- disse skoene = these shoes
So denne is used because jakken is singular and common gender.
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