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Danish in everyday situations
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
Hvad / hvor / hvordan
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.
Der er / ingen / ikke noget
Use to introduce something that exists: Use before a common-gender noun or a plural noun, and or the very common for neuter or uncountable things. is natural for something you do not have yet. refers back to a common-gender noun; to a neuter noun.
En gul sofa / et gult bord
An adjective normally has its basic form with a singular common-gender noun, -t with a singular neuter noun, and -e with plural nouns: , , . Predicate adjectives agree too: Some adjectives are irregular: becomes in the plural.
Learn colours with these contrasts.
Bordet / stolen / stolene
Danish usually adds the definite article to the noun: et bord → bordet, en stol → stolen.
Plurals vary and must be learned with the noun: stol → stole, bord → borde, æg → æg.
Add -ne or -ene to make a plural definite: , , .
After a possessive, use the noun without a definite suffix: .
Vi / I / de / os
Use for we, capital for you addressing several people, and for they. Verbs do not change for these subjects: , , .
After a verb or preposition use an object form: , , , , , , . Contrast with .
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
?
Where do you live?
.
There is a bed.
.
It is a yellow sofa.
?
Where is the table?
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Hvor du?
Where do you live?
er en seng.
There is a bed.
Det er en sofa.
It is a yellow sofa.
Hvor er ?
Where is the table?
kommer med møbler.
We are bringing furniture.
Hvordan man det?
How do you write it?
Jeg har et bord endnu.
I do not have a table yet.
Det er stole.
They are yellow chairs.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Hvor du?
Where do you live?
er en seng.
There is a bed.
Det er en sofa.
It is a yellow sofa.
Hvor er ?
Where is the table?
kommer med møbler.
We are bringing furniture.
Hvordan man det?
How do you write it?
Jeg har et bord endnu.
I do not have a table yet.
Det er stole.
They are yellow chairs.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Where do you live?
There is a bed.
It is a yellow sofa.
Where is the table?
We are bringing furniture.
How do you write it?
I do not have a table yet.
They are yellow chairs.
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.
There is a bed.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
There is a bed.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
It is a yellow sofa.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
It is a yellow sofa.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Where is the table?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Where is the table?
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
