Most common Danish prepositions,, conjunctions, adverbs and adjectives

Danish Preposition English Translation

i in
på on
under under
over over
ved by
til to
fra from
med with
uden without
for for
efter after
mellem between
blandt among
mod towards
bag behind
foran in front of
omkring around
ved siden af next to
inden before
efter after
imod against
overfor opposite
igennem through
forbi past
indtil until
nær near
på grund af because of

Danish Conjunction English Translation

og and
eller or
men but
fordi because
selvom although
hvis if
når when
da then
end than
både...og both...and
hverken...eller neither...nor
enten...eller either...or
ikke blot...men også not only...but also
derfor therefore
således at so that
selv even
om if/whether

Danish
Adverb English Translation Example Sentence (in Danish)
Meget Very Han er meget glad. (He is very happy.)
Nu Now Jeg vil gerne have det nu. (I want it now.)
Altid Always Hun er altid smilende. (She is always smiling.)
Aldrig Never Jeg vil aldrig glemme det. (I will never forget it.)
Lige Just/Exactly Jeg kommer lige om et øjeblik. (I'll be there in just a
moment.)
Her Here Kom her. (Come here.)
Der There Bilen er der. (The car is there.)
Så So Han er så stærk. (He is so strong.)
Måske Maybe Måske kommer han senere. (Maybe he will come
later.)
Langsomt Slowly Kør langsomt. (Drive slowly.)
Hurtigt Quickly/Fast Han løber hurtigt. (He runs quickly.)
Sådan Like that/In that way Gør det sådan. (Do it like that.)
Næsten Almost Jeg er næsten færdig. (I'm almost finished.)
Bare Just/Only Jeg vil bare have vand. (I just want water.)

Danish English
Adjective Translation Example Sentence (in Danish)
Smuk Beautiful Hun er en smuk kvinde. (She is a beautiful woman.)
Glad Happy Han er glad i dag. (He is happy today.)
Trist Sad Barnet ser trist ud. (The child looks sad.)
Stor Big/Large Det er et stort hus. (It's a big house.)
Lille Small Denne hund er lille. (This dog is small.)
Sjov Fun Festen var sjov. (The party was fun.)
Sød Sweet Denne kage smager sød. (This cake tastes sweet.)
Sur Sour Citroner er sure. (Lemons are sour.)
Varm Hot/Warm Det er en varm sommerdag. (It's a hot summer day.)
Kold Cold Vandet er koldt. (The water is cold.)
Hurtig Fast/Quick Han løber hurtigt. (He runs quickly.)
Langsom Slow Bilens fart er langsom. (The car's speed is slow.)
Dyrt Expensive Denne taske er meget dyr. (This bag is very
expensive.)
Billig Cheap Denne restaurant er billig. (This restaurant is
cheap.)
Smertefuld Painful Skaden var smertefuld. (The injury was painful.)
Sund Healthy Frugt er sundt. (Fruit is healthy.)
Syg Sick Hun er syg i dag. (She is sick today.)
God Good Det er en god idé. (It's a good idea.)
Dårlig Bad Vejret er dårligt i dag. (The weather is bad today.)
Lækker Delicious Denne mad er lækker. (This food is delicious.)
Fantastisk Fantastic Koncerten var fantastisk. (The concert was
fantastic.)
Ny New Jeg har en ny bil. (I have a new car.)
Gammel Old Denne bygning er gammel. (This building is old.)