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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?
Hvor du?
Where do you live?
er en seng.
There is a bed.
er en seng.
There is a bed.
Det er en sofa.
It is a yellow sofa.
Det er en sofa.
It is a yellow sofa.
Hvor er ?
Where is the table?
Hvor er ?
Where is the table?
kommer med møbler.
We are bringing furniture.
kommer med møbler.
We are bringing furniture.
Hvordan man det?
How do you write it?
Hvordan man det?
How do you write it?
Jeg har et bord endnu.
I do not have a table yet.
Jeg har et bord endnu.
I do not have a table yet.
Det er stole.
They are yellow chairs.
Det er stole.
They are yellow chairs.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.
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
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