pige
/ˈpiːə/common gender
The Danish word for girl is pige.
pige is a common-gender noun used to refer to a young female person.
Meaning: young female person (noun)
Which one should you use?
While pige refers to a young female, the word kvinde is used when referring to an adult woman.
How does it change in a sentence?
You can change the form of pige to indicate specific grammatical functions: to say 'the girl', add the suffix '-n' to get pigen. To say 'girls', add the suffix '-r' to get piger. And to say 'the girls', add the suffix '-ne' to get pigerne.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈpiːə/
Did you know?
- The word pige may share its origins with the Finnish word piika, which refers to a maidservant.
- In historical contexts, a pige was not just a young girl but also the standard term for a female domestic servant or maid.
- In some traditional Danish folk songs and stories, pige is used to denote an unmarried woman regardless of her actual age.
Examples in context
- Er du en pige?Are you a girl?This sentence is useful for asking if someone is a pige.Tatoeba #13056761 by danepo, translation #7314747 by ProfessorAntonnio
- Pigen har en mus.The girl has a mouse.This sentence is useful for stating that the girl (using pige) has a mouse.Tatoeba #3218130 by danepo, translation #3218076 by Dreamk33
- Laurie er en pige.Laurie is a girl.This sentence is useful for identifying someone as a pige.Tatoeba #1844625 by danepo, translation #1844567 by CN
- Kan du introducere mig for den unge pige?Can you introduce me to the young girl?
- Hej, Line! Hvordan har pigen det i dag?Hi, Line! How is the girl doing today?
- 154 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucas and Mette are at a park.
- LucasSe den lille pige, Mette!Look at that little girl, Mette!
- MetteHvilken pige taler du om, Lucas?Which girl are you talking about, Lucas?
- LucasPigen med den røde kjole.The girl with the red dress.
- MetteÅh, hun er meget sød.Oh, she is very sweet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “girl” translations and entries pige, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pige, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
