"The flag is very pretty."

Translation: Flaget er meget smukt.

[MrsMarkov]

Why not "Flaget er ganske smukt"?

[tddk]

"ganske smukt"=fairly pretty, not very pretty.

[MrsMarkov]

Interesting. So when people say that something is ganske fint, what they really mean is it's just okay. I always thought ganske was an amplifier and not a moderator. Learned something new - thanks!

[Shostarsson]

Can't we use the "flot" word to translate "pretty". Or is "flot" only for humans?

[deactivated user]

Flot is not just for humans, but it is more than pretty. E.g. you could say you saw en flot bil as well as en flot fyr/pige (guy/girl), but it would indicate they were both more than simply good looking (as in pretty) and more like very attractive, racy, dashing or similar.

[Shostarsson]

Thank you very for your explanation. :-) Mange tak.

[ycUvuSap]

Hvad med "vældigt pænt"?

[Patsy536249]

Why the t on smuk

[ycUvuSap]

Flag is a neuter (et-) word, so the adjective also gets -t.

[KayPeaBee]

in english, beautiful and pretty are two entirely different things. Is this not the same in Danish?