hund
[hunˀ]common gender
The English word 'dog' is translated into Danish as hund.
The word hund is used to refer to the animal. For a more affectionate or friendly way to say 'doggie', you can use the informal term vovse. Someone who is a dog lover or enthusiast is called a hundeven.
Meaning: animal (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun hund is a common-gender noun. To express 'a dog', use the indefinite article en before the noun, resulting in en hund. To say 'the dog', you add the suffix '-en' to create the definite form hunden. The plural form for 'dogs' is hunde. If you need to indicate possession for 'the dogs'' (plural definite genitive), use the form hundenes.
When do people say it?
In Danish, instead of the English 'woof', the sound a dog makes can be expressed as Wauw.
Did you know?
- In Danish slang, hund can refer to a 'hundred-kroner note'. This is a clipping of the longer word hundredkroneseddel.
- The Danish word vovse is not just a cute name but is actually an onomatopoeia modeled after the sounds a dog makes.
Examples in context
- Jeg er en hund.I'm a dog.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of hund in a simple identity statement.Tatoeba #1768055 by danepo, translation #5359762 by CarpeLanam
- Jeg så en hund.I saw a dog.This sentence shows how to use hund when describing an observation.Tatoeba #2710722 by danepo, translation #378503 by CK
- Har du en hund?Do you have a dog?This sentence demonstrates how to use hund when asking a question about possession.Tatoeba #3123771 by danepo, translation #1195261 by CK
- Manden gik tur med sin hund.The man walked his dog.
- Hunden er meget tam.The dog is very tame.
- Har du set min søde vovse?Have you seen my cute doggie?
- Jeg er en ægte hundeven!I'm a true dog lover!
- Wauw! Hvem er en god dreng?Woof! Who's a good boy?
- 502 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Emma and Mikkel are walking in a park.
- EmmaSe den store hund!Look at that big dog!
- MikkelDen er meget sød.It is very sweet.
- EmmaVil du klappe hunden?Do you want to pet the dog?
- MikkelJa, det vil jeg gerne.Yes, I would like that.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dog” translations and entries hund, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hund, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
