"The cold ice cream"

Translation: Den kalde iskremen

[chloeastrid8]

I've heard ice cream referred as "is" by Norwegians. Is this common?

[fveldig]

Yes, an alternative translation would be "Den kalde isen".

[Stigjohan]

Yes. :)

[Rose634814]

Is it 'kalde' because they mean a volume of ice cream rather than one single ice cream? Or is it because we are using 'den' in front of it. I put den kald iskremen. I thought I was finally getting to grips with adjective endings and this really tripped me up.

[fveldig]

It's because we are using 'den' in front of it, so we have to use the definite form of 'kald'; 'kalde' :)

The plural and the definite form of an adjective are (almost) always the same word.

[George682082]

Can anyone explain why the den is in the sentence? I'm not a very strong speaker but my understanding was that iskremen = the ice-cream and den iskremen = this ice-cream, so why is the translation of "den kalde iskrem" "the cold ice-cream" and not "this cold ice-cream"?

[AlexanderJ132988]

I think the audio for "den" is incorrect

[CJ.Dennis]

Yes, it says "de-en".

[iamCHARM]

Why can't it be "den kald iskrem"?

[fehrerdef]

because that's how making a noun with an adjective definite. Don't you read the "Tips and notes"? There everything is written. https://www.duolingo.com/skill/nb/Adjectives/tips-and-notes