Nouns Singular[chapterheader]
What is it?
Nouns are for example objects, persons and animals.
Basically anything you can prefix with the articles a and the.
The Rules
| Indefinite | Prefixed | |
|---|---|---|
| Common (en) | en [noun] | |
| Neuter (en) | et [noun] | |
| Definite | Suffixed | |
| Common (en) | [noun]+en | |
| Neuter (et) | [noun]+et | |
| Exception!!! | ||
| Definite | Prefixed | |
| Common (en) | den [adj] [noun] | |
| Neuter (et) | det [adj] [noun] |
We prefix the definite article when we for example add an adjective to the noun or when specifiying an object as when saying: den bil (der) (that car (there)).
Examples
| Singular Indefinite | Singular Definite | Singular Definite (prefixed) |
|---|---|---|
en bil | bilen | den bil |
| a car | the car | that car |
en stol | stolen | den stol |
| a chair | the chair | that chair |
en blomst | blomsten | den blomst |
| a flower | the flower | that flower |
et hus | huset | det hus |
| a house | the house | that house |
et bord | bordet | det bord |
| a table | the table | that table |
et træ | træet | det træ |
| a tree | the tree | that tree |