In the MiddleAges Danish was a language of Vikings who invaded Britain, Ireland, Northern Europe and colonized Scandinavia. After Denmark lost its colonies, the sphere of usage was limited to the territory of the kingdom. This linking is very important not only phonetically but also morphologically. Another specific trait is the absence of long consonants which is not known in any other Scandinavian language. Danish has 20 vowels and 11 diphthongs, which can be both long and short.
Adjectives have strong and weak forms.
Numerals in Danish are counted in 20s, so the word 'fifty' literally means 'two and a half times twenty'. Verbal Morphology Strong and weak verbs were preserved. A great lot of analytical constructions include eight tenses and the passive voice. The Danish language struggles for the purity of its lexicon, so the basic vocabulary remains original. There are some loanwords from Low German and High German languages.