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Top 20 Danish Verbs 3

CONTENTS
2 Danish
2 English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
3 Grammar

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 DANISH

1. Manden beslutter sig for en el-pære.

2. Professoren er ved at forklare diagrammet.

3. Menneskerne tager jordbærene.

4. Kvinden holder globussen.

5. Taleren taler ved konferencen.

ENGLISH

1. The man is deciding on a light bulb.

2. The professor is explaining the diagram.

3. The people are taking the strawberries.

4. The woman is holding the globe.

5. The speaker is speaking at the conference.

VOCABULARY

Danish English Class

konference conference noun

tale speak verb

taler speaker noun

globus globe noun

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 holde hold verb

el-pære light bulb noun

professor professor noun

tage take verb

forklare explain verb

mand man noun

beslutte sig for decide verb

jordbær strawberry noun

diagram diagram noun

mennesker (pl.) people noun

kvinde woman noun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

Den mand er min chef. Kvinden børst er sine t ænder.

"That man is my boss." "The woman brushes her t eet h."

GRAMMAR

T he f ocus of t his lesson is t ense comparison in Danish.

Present tense, Present Progressive tense, and Past tense

In this lesson you'll learn the difference between the different tenses in the Danish
language: present tense, present progressive tense, and past tense.

1. Manden beslut t er sig f or en el-pære.

"T he man decides on a light bulb."

Tense Danish Translat ion

non-past tense Manden beslutter sig for "The man decides on a

en el-pære. light bulb."

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present progressive Manden beslutter sig for "The man is choosing a
tense en el-pære. light bulb. "

past tense Manden besluttede sig "The man chose a light

for en el-pære. bulb."

2. Prof essoren f orklarer diagrammet .

"T he prof essor explains t he diagram."

Tense Danish Translat ion

non-past tense Professoren forklarer "The professor explains

diagrammet. the diagram."

present progressive Professoren forklarer "The professor is

tense diagrammet. explaining the diagram."

past tense Professoren forklarede "The professor

diagrammet. explained the diagram."

3. Menneskerne t ager jordbærene.

"T he people t ake t he st rawberries."

Tense Danish Translat ion

non-past tense Menneskerne tager "The people take the

jordbærene. strawberries."

present progressive Menneskerne tager "The people are taking

tense jordbærene. the strawberries."

past tense Menneskerne tog "The people took the

jordbærene. strawberries."

4. Kvinden holder globussen.

"T he woman holds t he globe."

Tense Danish Translat ion

non-past tense Kvinden holder "The woman holds the

globussen. globe."

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present progressive Kvinden holder "The woman is holding
tense globussen. the globe."

past tense Kvinden holdt globussen. "The woman held the

globe."

5. Taleren t aler t il konf erencen.

"T he speaker speaks at t he conf erence."

Tense Danish Translat ion

present tense Taleren taler til "The speaker speaks at

konferencen. the conference."

present progressive Taleren taler til "The speaker is

tense konferencen. speaking at the
conference."

past tense Taleren talte til "The speaker spoke at

konferencen. the conference."

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