andet

Andet is a word used in Danish to mean "the other" or "another," functioning as a determiner or pronoun for neuter nouns. It is the neuter singular form of the adjective meaning "other" in the Danish gender system; the corresponding forms for masculine/feminine or plural are anden and andre, respectively. It appears in phrases such as det andet møbel (the other/second piece of furniture) or det andet spørgsmål (the other question). It can also serve as a pronoun: Det er det andet (That is the other one).

Andet is commonly found in common constructions that contrast one item with another, such as det første versus det andet, or in constructions like noget andet (something else), where noget menes som et neutralt pronomen. It may also appear in idiomatic expressions and fixed phrases where the neuter form governs the noun, typically with et-words or neuter singular nouns.

Cross-linguistic note: Danish has cognate forms in related Scandinavian languages. In Norwegian Bokmål the neuter form is often etwas different in spelling (annet) but serves a parallel function, while Swedish uses annat for neuter forms. These forms share the same general meaning of "the other" or "another" and reflect the common Germanic heritage of the word.

Overall, andet is a functional part of Danish grammar used to refer to an additional or contrasting neuter noun, and it is widely understood in contexts dealing with comparison or alternatives.