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DANISH SOUNDS.
3) the definite form of monosyllabic substantives (with stop) and corresponding adjectives or participles (without stop).
| with stop | without stop |
| Sej*let the sail | sejl‘et sailed |
| Stø*vet the dust | støv‘et dusty |
4) past participle plural of some weak verbs (with stop) and the corresponding imperfect tense (without stop): Ex. :
(de bleve) pi*nte they were tortured; (de) pi‘nte they tortured;
5) some proper nouns (with stop) and corresponding appellatives (without stop).
| with stop | without stop |
| En*gel | Eng‘el angel |
| Jæ*ger | Jæ‘ger hunter |
| Krie(e)*ger | Kri‘ger warrior |
| Møl*ler | Møll‘er miller |
6) present tense of some verbs (with stop) and the corresponding nouns (without stop):
| with stop | without stop |
| (han) mal*er he paints | Mal‘er painter |
| “ lø*ber he runs | Løb‘er runner |
7) the definite form of some monosyllabic substantives (with stop) and verbal nouns ending in -en (without stop):
| Tviv*len the doubt | Tviv‘len doubting |
| Sme*den the smith | Sme‘den forging. |
QUANTITY OF DANISH SOUNDS.
79. Vowels and open consonants can be long or short; shut consonants (stops) are in the Danish language always short.
