No. 89 in Danish
unge
"Unge" in Danish means "young ones" or "youth," often referring to children or young people.
In a sentence
De unge mennesker går i biografen.
The young people are going to the cinema.
'Unge' here means 'young' and is used as an adjective to describe the group of people—'mennesker'.
Unge dyr har brug for særlig pleje.
Young animals need special care.
'Unge' refers to 'young' and is attributive to 'dyr', describing their stage of age.
Hun arbejder som mentor for de unge.
She works as a mentor for the youths.
'Unge' is used as a noun, referring collectively to 'youths' or young individuals.
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