barn

In a sentence

• Barnet leger udenfor i haven.

  The child is playing outside in the garden.

  Here, 'barnet' refers to 'the child' as a singular noun with a definite article.

• Jeg havde ikke et let barn, men vi klarede det.

  I didn't have an easy child, but we managed.

  In this sentence, 'barn' functions as an indefinite singular noun, referring to a child.

• Hun har to børn, der begge går i skole.

  She has two children who both attend school.

  The word 'barn' here is in its plural form 'børn', used to refer to multiple children.