pæn

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Danish

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Etymology

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From French peine, as in (en) peine (de), "in pain or embarrassment for."

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɛːn/, [pʰɛːˀn]

Adjective

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pæn

  1. nice, decent
    Det er pænt af dig.
    That's nice of you.
  2. nice-looking
    en pæn skulptur
    a pretty sculpture
  3. neat
  4. sizable, sizeable, tidy
    en pæn sum
    a tidy sum [of money]
  5. decent, respectable
    Pæne piger blotter ikke knæet.
    Respectable girls do not show their knees.

Inflection

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Inflection of pæn
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular pæn pænere pænest2
Indefinite neuter singular pænt pænere pænest2
Plural pæne pænere pænest2
Definite attributive1 pæne pænere pæneste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

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