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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.
Halv seks / kvart i ni
Danish means half past five: halfway to six. is a quarter to nine; is a quarter past nine.
Use for times, and for a period. Exact timetables may use twenty-four-hour readings.
Practise both the everyday and timetable forms.
Altid / aldrig / ofte
In ordinary main clauses, frequency words often follow the finite verb: , .
If a time phrase comes first, put the verb next and the subject after it: . This verb-second rule counts sentence elements, not individual words.
The phrase has no preposition.
Mig / dig / sig / at
Reflexive expressions use with I, with you and with he/she/they: , . and are useful routines.
After and , omit ; after , keep : .
Danish present tense can describe both a habit and what is happening now.
Foran / bag / på
Use , , , and to describe a position.
Danish nouns do not change case after these prepositions.
Distinguish a state, , from placement, . , and often describe location more naturally than .
Kom / bliv / lad være
The imperative usually removes the infinitive’s final -e: komme → kom, skrive → skriv, blive → bliv.
Some forms are irregular, such as and .
Add or to soften a request.
A negative command can use : . is a useful fuller prohibition.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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We work until half past five.
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I always arrive on time.
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I wash myself.
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Findus is behind the computer.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Vi arbejder til .
We work until half past five.
Jeg kommer til tiden.
I always arrive on time.
Jeg vasker .
I wash myself.
Findus er computeren.
Findus is behind the computer.
klokken ni.
Come at nine.
Klokken er .
It is a quarter past nine.
Om mandagen jeg suppe.
On Mondays I eat soup.
Du vasker .
You wash yourself.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Vi arbejder til .
We work until half past five.
Jeg kommer til tiden.
I always arrive on time.
Jeg vasker .
I wash myself.
Findus er computeren.
Findus is behind the computer.
klokken ni.
Come at nine.
Klokken er .
It is a quarter past nine.
Om mandagen jeg suppe.
On Mondays I eat soup.
Du vasker .
You wash yourself.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
We work until half past five.
I always arrive on time.
I wash myself.
Findus is behind the computer.
Come at nine.
It is a quarter past nine.
On Mondays I eat soup.
You wash yourself.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
We work until half past five.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
We work until half past five.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I always arrive on time.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I always arrive on time.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I wash myself.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I wash myself.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Findus is behind the computer.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Findus is behind the computer.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
