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Danish
Etymology
From French peine, as in (en) peine (de), "in pain or embarrassment for."
Pronunciation
Adjective
pæn
- nice, decent
- Det er pænt af dig.
- That's nice of you.
- nice-looking
- en pæn skulptur
- a pretty sculpture
- neat
- sizable, sizeable, tidy
- en pæn sum
- a tidy sum
- decent, respectable
- Pæne piger blotter ikke knæet.
- Respectable girls do not show their knees.
Inflection
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.
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