When is Adjektivers bøjning used?

Bestemt form: den/det/de + adjektiv med -e + substantiv i bestemt form: den store hund en , det røde hus et

What are common mistakes with Adjektivers bøjning?

Three forms to learn for each adjective: base, +t, +e. 🇬🇧 English: English adjectives never change! Danish adds -t (neuter) and -e (plural/definite). 🇷🇺 Russian: Russian adjective agreement is much more complex. Danish has only 3 forms. 🇨🇿 Czech: Czech adjective declension is elaborate. Danish is simpler — just 3 forms. 🇩🇪 German: German adjective endings are complex (16+ forms). Danish has just 3 — much easier!

Adjektivers bøjning

A1 — Adjektiver

Adjective agreement: en-words, et-words, plural/definite forms

Can inflect adjectives for gender, number, and definiteness

Examples

Vi bor i et stort hus med en stor have. — We live in a big house with a big garden.
De små børn leger med de store hunde. — The small children play with the big dogs.
Den røde bil er hurtigere end den blå. — The red car is faster than the blue one.

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Adjective inflection

Adjective forms: base, +t, +e

Learning Goal

Can inflect adjectives correctly

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Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

Vi bor i et stort hus med en stor have.

We live in a big house with a big garden.

De små børn leger med de store hunde.

The small children play with the big dogs.

Den røde bil er hurtigere end den blå.

The red car is faster than the blue one.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

Base form (en-words), +t (et-words), +e (plural/definite). lille→små irregular.

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Practice Exercises

Three forms to learn for each adjective: base, +t, +e.

🇬🇧 English: English adjectives never change! Danish adds -t (neuter) and -e (plural/definite).
🇷🇺 Russian: Russian adjective agreement is much m

Common Error Patterns

Forgetting -t ending with et-words

Et-words need -t on the adjective: et stort hus, et rødt æble. Not *et stor hus.

Forgetting -e in definite/plural

Plural and definite adjectives always get -e: store hunde, den store hund. Not *den stor hund.

Vi bor i et stort hus med en stor have.

We live in a big house with a big garden.

'Stort' = big (neuter: et hus). 'Stor' = big (common: en have). Same adjective, different forms!

De små børn leger med de store hunde.

The small children play with the big dogs.

'Små' = small (irregular plural of 'lille'). 'Store' = big (plural/definite form of 'stor').

Den røde bil er hurtigere end den blå.

The red car is faster than the blue one.

'Røde' = red (definite: den + adj-e + noun-en). 'Blå' is invariable (already ends in vowel).

Practice in course

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Frequently asked questions

When is Adjektivers bøjning used?: Bestemt form: den/det/de + adjektiv med -e + substantiv i bestemt form: den store hund en , det røde hus et
What are common mistakes with Adjektivers bøjning?: Three forms to learn for each adjective: base, +t, +e. 🇬🇧 English: English adjectives never change! Danish adds -t (neuter) and -e (plural/definite). 🇷🇺 Russian: Russian adjective agreement is much more complex. Danish has only 3 forms. 🇨🇿 Czech: Czech adjective declension is elaborate. Danish is simpler — just 3 forms. 🇩🇪 German: German adjective endings are complex (16+ forms). Danish has just 3 — much easier!