The plural definite ending is "-(e)ne" (e.g. "drenge" "boys > "drengene" "the boys" and "piger" "girls" > "pigerne" "the girls"), and nouns ending in -"ere" lose the last "-e" before adding the -ne suffix (e.g. "danskere" "Danes" > "danskerne" "the Danes"). When the noun is modified by an adjective, the definiteness is marked by the definite article "den" (common) or "det" (neuter) and the definite/plural form of the adjective: "den store mand" "the big man", "det store hus" "the big house".