"The cat touches it."

Translation: Katten rører den.

[p8c]

why again is it "den" and not "det" i am asking myself...

[miacomet]

Both could be accepted. Den means it for common-gender words and det is for neuter words.

[p8c]

thanks. there might be a bug in the program since "det" was marked incorrect... i will report it.

[miacomet]

Team Danish probably just forgot it. Unless there's some subtlety of Danish grammar that I'm not familiar with...

[Heimdal2200]

There is not, both "den" and "det" should be accepted, the team just forgot.

[pacheco.vivian]

Both should be accepted. Den for "en" words and Det for "et" words.. its related to the object.

[ChinhNgo0]

In my thinking the cat "katten" not "kattet" so it uses den not det. It depend on the subject that "en" or "et".

[SJ.Elder]

I don't think that it would depend on the subject, but rather whatever the object (it) is.

[Indra927477]

You are right. In another discussion smb explained it very nice: if the cat touches e.g. an apple it will be "det" (et æble), but if it touches,let's say, a tomato it will be "den" (en tomat).

[Arsen9371]

If we don't know what 'it' is, would it default rather to 'det' or 'den'?

[deactivated user]

Is there a difference between rører and føler?

[Rene494183]

No ved?

[Anandamid]

"Katten rører ved det" is accepted.