Danish Grammar 2 - articles, nouns. adjectives, word order, questions and answers.doc

ARTICLES 

There are 2 articles in Danish: common and neuter

1. Indefinite Articles:

Usage: as in English:     en bil (a car),     et hus (a house)

Note:     1. The indefinite article is not used before a noun denoting a profession, nationality, religion:

                    han er lćge     (he is a doctor)         hun er lćrer         (she is a teacher)
                    jeg er dansker (I am a Dane)          du er amerikaner  (you are an american)

                2. The indefinite article is used before an adjective:

                    han er en god lćge    (he is a good doctor)          hun er en dygtig lćrer (she is a clever teacher)
                    jeg er en hřj dansker (I am a tall Dane)

                3. The indefinite article is used when a relative clause follows the noun:

                    han er en lćge, som jeg kender           (he is a doctor whom I know)
                    hun er en dansker, der bor i Tyskland (she is a Dane who lives in Germany)
       
                    

2. Definite Articles:

Note: a consonant is doubled after a short vowel: bus, bussen; hotel, hotellet 

Usage:     1. The definite articles are normally added to a singular or plural noun: 

                    bilen     (the car)                   huset        (the house) 
                    bilerne  (the cars)                 husene      (the houses)
                    bilen er rřd (the car is red)
                    bilerne er rřde (the cars are red)
                    husene er hvide (the houses are white)
                     

                2. The definite articles are placed before an adjective, as in English: 

                    den rřde bil       (the red car), 
                    det store hus      (the big house) 
                    de rřde biler      (the red cars), 
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