2 Nouns

2.2 Nouns in the singular

In the singular there are two forms: indefinite and definite.

In the indefinite form the noun is unknown.

En dreng larmer altid.	A boy is always noisy.
Et hus bliver repareret.	A house is being repaired.

In the definite form the noun is known.

Drengen larmer altid.	The boy is always noisy.
Huset bliver repareret.	The house is being repaired.

With n-words in the definite form, the ending is -en.

If, on the other hand, the word ends with -e, the ending is only -n.

With t-words in the definite form, the ending is -et.

If, on the other hand, the word ends with -e, the ending is only -t.

Nouns in the singular
Indefinite	Definite
en avis	avisen
en have	haven
et hus	huset
et værelse	værelset

Comparison:
In English there is also a definite and an indefinite form. The definite form of the noun is formed with the article the, and not as in Danish with an ending added to the noun.

a man
the man

an apple
the apple

2 Navneord

2.2 Navneord i ental

I ental er der to former: ubestemt og bestemt.

I ubestemt form er navneordet ubekendt.

En dreng larmer altid.

Et hus bliver repareret.

I bestemt form er navneordet kendt.

Drengen larmer altid.

Huset bliver repareret.

Ved n-ord i bestemt form er endelsen -en.

Hvis ordet derimod ender på -e, er endelsen kun -n.

Ved t-ord i bestemt form er endelsen -et.

Hvis ordet derimod ender på -e, er endelsen kun -t.

Navneord i ental
Ubestemt	Bestemt
en avis	avisen
en have	haven
et hus	huset
et værelse	værelset