Basics 1 Flashcards

1
Q

dreng (-en, -e, -ene)

[dʁang]

A

boy

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2
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kvinde (-n, -r, -rne)

[ kveen] *like queen but qveen)

A

woman / lady

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3
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mand (-en, mænd, mændene)

[man]

A

man / husband

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pige (-n, -r, -rne)

[pee]

A

girl

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5
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en

[in OR ayn OR een]

A

a / an / one

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6
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er

[ai{r}]

A

is / are / am / has

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7
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jeg

[yai] (rhymes with ‘eye’)

A

I

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8
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Du

[du]

A

you

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9
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æble (-t, -r, -rne)

[ay-bluh]

A

apple

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10
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og

[ o ] (the name of the letter ‘o’)

A

and

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11
Q

han

[han]

A

He

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12
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spiser

[sbee-zuh]

A

Eats / is eating / am eating

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13
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vand (-et)

[van]

A

water

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14
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brød (-et, -, -ene)

[brul]

A

bread

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15
Q

drikker

[dʁay-guh]

A

drinks

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16
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et

[it]

A

a / an

17
Q

True or False: In Danish, ‘en’ is the ‘common gender.’

A

True

18
Q

True or False: In Danish, ‘et’ is the ‘common gender.’

A

False. ‘et’ is the ‘neuter gender.’

19
Q

True or False: In Danish, about 80% of nouns are common gender (taking ‘en’ as the indefinite article).

A

True

20
Q

True or False: As a general rule of thumb, use the pronoun ‘den’ for all living things, ‘det’ for inanimate objects.

A

True

21
Q

True or False: Danish verbs in the present tense end with ‘d.’

A

False. Present tense verbs end either with -er (most commonly) or just -e

22
Q

hun

[hoon]

A

she