"Det er en bog om heste."
Translation:It is a book about horses.
3 years ago
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carlasml
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Why does this sentence start with "Det" and not with "Den"? if we are talking about a book ( en bog) shouldn't we use "Den" in the beginning of the sentence? Thanks in advance :)
3 years ago
RidderJakob
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That is a very frequently asked question :)
Until the gender of the noun is revealed, you use 'det'. For example:
A: Det er en bog
B: Den er god
B uses 'den' because A established the gender of the noun and can therefore use the article 'den' to refer to 'bogen'
3 years ago
