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Hej, jeg hedder [name]. Hi everybody! I’m [name].
Welcome to DanishClass101.com’s “Dansk på 3 minutter”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Danish.
In the last lesson, you learned how to use the verb at have meaning "to have," in the negative form.
In this lesson, we will start to learn about Danish adjectives and how to use them properly.
So the basic rule to know is that in Danish, adjectives come before the noun. Also, the adjective changes slightly depending on the gender of the noun, and whether it is singular or plural.
In Danish, nouns can be either common or neuter. The form of an adjective changes slightly according to the gender of a noun..
Let’s give an example.
Sjov is an adjective that means “funny”. This is used before common nouns. For example,
Hun er en sjov pige This means “She’s a funny girl.”
The word “girl” here is feminine, so we use sjov.
Now let’s see this adjective used with a neuter noun-
Det er et sjovt spil. This means “It’s a fun game.”
A t was added, and sjov becomes sjovt. Sjovt is the form used with neuter nouns. In Danish, adjectives that are used with neuter nouns often have a t at the end, but not all the time - it depends on the adjective.
To recap, sjov is used with common gender nouns, while sjovt is used with neuter gender nouns.
Here are a few more examples of adjectives in both forms.
Flink is the form of the adjective "kind" used with common gender nouns, and flinkt is the form used with neuter gender nouns.
Pæn is the the form of the adjective "pretty" used with common gender nouns, and pænt is the form used with neuter gender nouns.
Varm is the the form of the adjective "hot" used with common gender nouns, and varmt is the form used with neuter gender nouns.
Now let’s find out how to switch an adjective from singular to plural. Basically, the rule is to put an e at the end of the adjective to make it plural.
For example, Julie er flink means "Julie is kind", so if you make it plural, it becomes Mine venner er flinke, which is "My friends are kind.” The e is added to the end.
To practice this switch, let’s see some examples-
If you want to say "My garden is big" you will say Min have er stor, as have meaning “garden” is a common gender noun.
But if you want to say "My bedroom is big" you will say Mit soveværelse er stort, adding a t to stor.
If you want to say "My brothers are big" you will say Mine brødre er store. Here, you’re adding an e to stor.
Now it’s time for [name]’s Insights.
If you want to insist on an adjective in Danish, you can use the word rigtig or virkelig before the adjective. For example, rigtig pæn which is "really beautiful" or virkelig høj which is "really tall."
In this lesson, you learned how to properly use adjectives in Danish and how to make them agree with nouns.
Next time, you’ll learn the basic uses of the verb at gå, which is "to go," so that you will be able to say sentences like "I’m going to school."
I’ll be waiting for you in the next Dansk på tre minutter.
På gensyn!

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