No. 761 in Danish
det
"Det" in Danish means "it" or "that" in English.
In a sentence
Det er en smuk dag.
It is a beautiful day.
Here, 'det' serves as a formal subject pronoun, used in Danish to introduce an impersonal statement.
Jeg så det i går.
I saw it yesterday.
In this sentence, 'det' functions as an object pronoun, referring to something previously mentioned.
Det, jeg tænkte, var interessant.
What I thought was interesting.
Here, 'det' introduces a relative clause, setting up a connection to a subsequent description.
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