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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
indefinite 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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