3. THE USE OF NOUNS DEFINITE & INDEFINITE Flashcards
Is ‘the woman’ definite or indefinite?
definite
Is ‘the woman’ definite singular or indefinite singular
definite singular
How do you say ‘a town’ in Danish
INDEFINITE
SINGULAR
N, common gender, noun
EN by
a town
use EN before the noun
N noun
How do you say ‘an apple’ in Danish
INDEFINITE
SINGULAR
T, neuter, noun
ET æble
an apple
use ET before the noun
T noun
How do you say ‘the town’ in Danish
DEFINITE
SINGULAR
N , common gender, noun
byen
the town
add ‘EN’ to the end of the noun
N noun
How do you say ‘the apple’ in Danish
DEFINITE
SINGULAR
T, neuter, noun
æblet
the apple
add ‘ET’ to the end of the noun
T noun
How do you say ‘towns’ in Danish?
INDEFITINITE
PLURAL
N noun
Byer
towns
add ‘ER’ to the end of the noun
T noun or Noun
How do you say ‘apples’ in Danish
INDEFINITE
PLURAL
T, noun
æbler
apples
add ‘ER’ to the end of the noun
T noun or N noun (sometimes T words are just an E on the end)
How do you say ‘the towns’ in Danish
DEFINITE
PLURAL
N noun
Byerne
the towns
add ‘ERNE’ or ‘ENE’ to the end of the Noun
N noun or T noun
How do you say ‘the apples’ in Danish?
DEFINITE
PLURAL
T noun
æblerne
the apples
add ‘ERNE’ or ‘ENE’ to the end of the noun
N noun or T noun
Say the following in Danish:
a woman
the woman
women
the women
en kvinde (indef. singular)
kvinden
(def. singular)
kvinder
(indef. plural)
kvinderne
(def.plural
what is the general rule for a singular, definite, N noun, so THE n- noun
add ‘EN’ to the end of the noun
KvindEN
the woman
what is the general rule for a singular, definite, T noun, so THE t -noun
add ‘ET to the end of the noun
æblET
the apple
what is the general rule for a singular, INdefinite, N noun, so A n- noun
EN before
EN Kvinde
a woman
what is the general rule for a singular, INdefinite, T noun, so A T- noun
ET before
ET æble
an apple
