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a) referring directly to something or someone. | a) referring directly to something or someone. | ||
* For example: Den mann | * For example: <i>Den mann</i> - That man | ||
b) referring back to the subject of the sentence of something previously mentioned. | b) referring back to the subject of the sentence of something previously mentioned. | ||
* For example: Tirer er alltid duf. Det er ikke bestimmer | * For example: <i>Tirer er alltid duf. Det er ikke bestimmer</i> - Animals are always stupid. This is not true. Here 'det' is referring to the previous mentioned concept of animals being stupid. | ||
c) an adjective precedes the noun it stems from. | c) an adjective precedes the noun it stems from. | ||
* For example: en mann -> den strungen mann | * For example: <i>en mann -> den strungen mann</i> | ||
Often the demonstrative article is used instead of the enclitic article in speech because saying 'den strungen mann' is also the same as saying 'strungen mannen' | Often the demonstrative article is used instead of the enclitic article in speech because saying 'den strungen mann' is also the same as saying 'strungen mannen' | ||