original_query: What are the characteristics of the Danish language?
query: What are some characteristics of the Danish language regarding silent letters?
answer: In Danish, several letters can be silent.  The letter 'e' is silent in conjunctions like 'af', 'og', and 'også'.  'h' is silent in most dialects when followed by 'v', as in 'hvad' ('what').  'v' is silent at the end of words preceded by 'l', such as 'selv' ('self').  'd' is usually (but not always) silent when preceded by a consonant.