No. 16 in Norwegian
den
"The" or "it" (definite article or pronoun, depending on context).
In a sentence
Jeg ser boken, og den er rød.
I see the book, and it is red.
Here, 'den' is a pronoun referring to a definite noun ('boken'), and it must agree with the grammatical gender and number of the noun.
Hva synes du om den nye filmen?
What do you think of the new movie?
In this sentence, 'den' is used as a demonstrative pronoun accompanying an adjective ('nye'), agreeing with the implied noun ('filmen').
Den som snakker høyt, må roe seg.
The one who is speaking loudly must calm down.
Here, 'den' is functioning as a relative pronoun introducing a clause ('som snakker høyt') and stands in for an unspecified entity.
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