A0 Course · Lesson 6

Everyday Objects & en / et

Sort nouns into en and et and say Det er…

Goal: Use the correct article (en or et) with common everyday nouns.

Practice first

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Objects, en / et, and Det er…

Listen to nouns, sort them into en or et, then build Det er {article} {noun}.

1. Hear the nouns

Words practiced: 0 / 8

Listen and repeat each noun (without article first).

2. Sort: en or et?

Placed: 0 / 8

Put each word in the correct box. Then press Check.

Tap a word, then tap en or et. Or drag the word into a box. Tap a placed word to return it.

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3. Build: Det er…

Pick article + noun (try both en- and et-words).

ArticleNoun

Det er … ….

Example: Det er en bog. / Det er et hus.

Review lesson

A0 · Lesson 6 — read after you practice.

1) Two articles

Danish nouns take en or et (not a/an).
en — common gender (most nouns)
et — neuter gender
There is no full rule at A0 — learn high-frequency pairs by heart.

2) Common en-words

en bog (book) · en bil (car) · en stol (chair) · en taske (bag) · en kaffe (a coffee) · en hund (dog)

3) Common et-words

et hus (house) · et bord (table) · et æble (apple) · et barn (child) · et brev (letter) · et vand (a water — drink context)

4) Point and say

Det er en bog. — That is a book.
Det er et hus. — That is a house.

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Speaking tasks

Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.

Five objects

Look around and say five things with en or et (guess is OK — check a dictionary later).

Minimal pairs

Say: en bog — et hus — en bil — et bord.

Full sentences

Det er en taske. Det er et æble.

Lesson complete

Practice en/et with objects around you before lesson 7 (basic verbs).

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