A case is a noun or pronoun form showing its role. Danish nouns have no productive case endings, but pronouns differ as subject and object.
Question words and language
A question word comes first, then the finite verb, then the subject: , Ask with plural .
Language names such as and use a lower-case initial.
Learn : Danish often omits the article when naming a profession.
Hvor bor du?Where do you live?
Hvad hedder du?What is your name?
Hvordan skriver man det?How do you write it?
Hvilke sprog taler du?Which languages do you speak?
Jeg taler lidt dansk.I speak a little Danish.
Jeg er ingeniør.I am an engineer.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Where do you live?
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What is your name?
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How do you write it?
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Which languages do you speak?
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Hvor du?
Where do you live?
Hvad du?
What is your name?
Hvordan man det?
How do you write it?
sprog taler du?
Which languages do you speak?
Jeg taler lidt .
I speak a little Danish.
Jeg er .
I am an engineer.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Hvor du?
Where do you live?
Hvad du?
What is your name?
Hvordan man det?
How do you write it?
sprog taler du?
Which languages do you speak?
Jeg taler lidt .
I speak a little Danish.
Jeg er .
I am an engineer.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Where do you live?
What is your name?
How do you write it?
Which languages do you speak?
I speak a little Danish.
I am an engineer.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Where do you live?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Where do you live?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
What is your name?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
What is your name?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
How do you write it?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
How do you write it?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Which languages do you speak?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Which languages do you speak?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
