- The letters "æ", "ø", and "å", which do not exist in English.
- The use of the reflexive pronoun "sig" instead of "ham", "hende" or "dem" in all cases (i.e. I wash myself = jeg vasker mig, He washes himself = han vasker sig, Etc.).
- The use of the gender neutral pronoun “hen”, which can be used to refer to individuals without disclosing their gender.
- Danish nouns have two grammatical genders, common (en-words) and neuter (et-words).
- The use of the definite article "en" and "et" instead of "the" before singular nouns, and "de" before plural nouns.
- The construction of sentences usually follows the Subject-Verb-Object pattern, but can be varied for emphasis.
- The verb forms are relatively simple, with few irregular verbs.
- Danish has two main dialects: Standard Danish and Jutlandic, with some differences in pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar.