No. 198 in Danish
the
"The" is not a Danish word; it is an English definite article. In Danish, the definite article is typically a suffix (e.g., "huset" for "the house").
In a sentence
Huset er stort.
The house is big.
In this sentence, 'huset' combines 'hus' (house) with the definite article 'et' to form the definite singular form, implicating 'the house'.
Jeg ser på bilerne.
I am looking at the cars.
Here, 'bilerne' is the plural definite form of 'bil' (car) with the definite article 'ne' attached, indicating 'the cars'.
Lad os tage til stranden.
Let's go to the beach.
In this example, 'stranden' is the definite singular form of 'strand' (beach), combining with the article 'en' from its common gender to mean 'the beach'.
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