No. 211 in Danish
ene
"Ene" in Danish means "alone" or "sole."
In a sentence
Børnene leger ude i haven.
The children are playing outside in the garden.
In this sentence, 'ene' is a plural definite article suffix, indicating that 'børnene' means 'the children'.
Jeg foretrækker at lave det ene projekt først.
I prefer to do the one project first.
Here, 'ene' modifies 'projekt' and implies one specific project among others.
Kan du se de smukke enge i det fjerne?
Can you see the beautiful meadows in the distance?
In this case, 'ene' is part of 'enge,' plural form of 'eng,' meaning meadows, without direct relation to definiteness.
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