Lesson 11 - Discussions and Small Talk
Non-count Nouns
What is it?Non-count nouns only come in singular form. You cannot put en or et or a number in front. They are 'uncountable'. The Rules
The non-count nouns can be preceeded by
noget (some) instead of the usual articles en and et Examples
Exception! or not..? What might seem like an exception could be:
Kaffe being a non-count noun should not have en prefixed. However, as it actually is en kop kaffe (a cup of coffee) that's being said. The article en remains and only kop is omitted. Here is a list of the most common non-count nouns:
Definite Noun-count NounsWhen in definite form the non-count nouns follow the normal pattern with -en and -et suffixed the noun.
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