Every Danish noun is either an en-word or an et-word, and it must be learned with the noun. The gender then decides the definite ending - en bil becomes bilen, et værelse becomes værelset - and whether an adjective takes -t: et stort værelse, en stor bil.
Examples
- Jeg vil gerne reservere et dobbeltværelse.
- I would like to reserve a double room.
- Værelset er lille, men morgenmaden er god.
- The room is small, but the breakfast is good.
- Vi søger et roligt hotel i centrum.
- We are looking for a quiet hotel in the centre.
The mistake to avoid
Roughly three quarters of Danish nouns are en-words, but the rest have to be memorised.
Where this fits in
Travel & directions, Danish A2: Get around in a Danish-speaking city: take transport, ask the way, check into a hotel, and buy a ticket.