Infinitive 1 Flashcards
1
Q
plejer
[ply-uh]
A
usually / tend
2
Q
skrive
[skʁe-vuh]
A
{to} write
3
Q
gå
[go]
A
{to} walk / leave / go
4
Q
svømme
[sve{r}m-eh]
A
{to} swim
5
Q
være
[vai{r} OR vay-uh]
A
{to} be
6
Q
se
[see]
A
{to} see / watch / look
7
Q
sove
[so]
A
{to} sleep
8
Q
drikke
[dʁey-geh]
A
{to} drink
9
Q
gøre
[gu{r}-uh]
A
{to} do / doing / make
10
Q
besluttede
[be-sloot-ehl]
A
decided
11
Q
løbe
[loob]
A
{to} run
12
Q
betale
[be-tay-leh]
A
{to} pay / paying
13
Q
lave
[lay-ew]
A
{to} make / cook / do
14
Q
lege
[lie]
A
{to} play
15
Q
bruge
[bʁew or bʁew-eh]
A
{to} use / spend
16
Q
bo
[bo]
A
{to} live (like: reside)
17
Q
plejede
[ply-ih-ðeh]
A
used to / usually {+past verb}
18
Q
tale
[tay-leh]
A
{to} speak / speech
19
Q
spille
[spiyl-eh]
A
{to} play
20
Q
elske
[el-skuh]
A
{to} love / loving
21
Q
tillade
[tee-luð-uh OR tee-leð-uh]
A
{to} allow
22
Q
lade
[lið OR lil]
A
{to} let
23
Q
komme
[kah-mih]
A
{to} come / go
24
Q
tage
[tay]
A
{to} take / go / put
25
regne
| [ʁhine]
{to} rain
26
høre
| [hoo-uh]
{to} hear
27
lytte
| [lew-deh]
{to} listen
28
lukke
| [low-guh]
{to} close / shut
29
leje
| [liy-uh OR lie]
{to} rent
30
sige
| [see]
{to} say
31
røre
| [ʁoy-uh]
{to} touch
32
TRUE OR FALSE:
| The infinitive form of a verb is also called the ***at-form*** in Danish,
TRUE
'At' is placed in front of all verbs when on their own. For instance:
'at være' means 'to be'.
33
TRUE OR FALSE:
The word 'at' (meaning 'to' when used with infinitive verbs) can easily be confused with the word 'og' (and) in speech, since they are pronounced the same way by careless Danish youth.
True
34
fortælle
| [fo{r}-tay-leh]
{to} tell
35
hjælpe
| [yel-buh]
{to} help
36
finde
| [fin-neh]
{to} find
37
stille
| [stee-luh]
{to} place / put / set
38
få
| [foe]
{to} get / have / few
39
hente
| [hin-deh]
{to} get / fetch
40
øve
| [ew-veh]
{to} practice / rehearse
41
blive
| [blee]
{to} stay / become
42
købe
| [koo-bih]
{to} buy
43
tilføje
| [til-foy OR til-foy-ih]
{to} add
44
vide
| [við OR vil]
{to} know
45
arbejde
| [ah-by-deh]
{to} work / job
46
putte
| [poo-deh]
{to} put / snuggle
47
placere
| [plah-see-uh]
{to} place
48
nå
| [naw OR nuh]
{to} reach /catch / make it
49
køre
| [koo-uh]
{to} drive
50
TRUE OR FALSE:
In Danish, the infinitive form is usually preceded by the 'at' (to listen) word except when used with modal verbs, such as 'can,' 'will,' etc.
TRUE
An example of this is: 'Jeg kan gå' (I can walk), where 'kan' (can, may, or able to) is a modal verb and 'gå' (walk) is the infinitive form of the verb.
51
vise
| [vee-seh]
{to} show
52
åbne
| [owb-neh] (first sound is like "owe")
{to} open
53
tænke
| [ting-geh]
{to} think
54
ændre
| [in-dʁuh]
{to} change
55
returnere
| [ʁhet-toon-e-uh]
{to} return
56
ringe
| [ʁeng-ih]
{to} call (phone call)
57
besøge
| [bih-sue-yuh]
{to} visit
58
sætte
| [seh-dih]
{to} put / sit
59
træne
| [tʁain]
{to} exercise / train
60
lære
| [lay-uh OR lee{r}]
{to} learn / teach
61
kigge
| [key-guh]
{to} look
62
leve
| [leave]
{to} live
63
starte
| [sdah-dih]
{to} start
64
studere
| [sdew-dee-uh]
{to} study
65
give
| [gee]
{to} give / cause /grant
66
virke
| [vee{r}-geh]
{to} work
67
TRUE OR FALSE
| The infinitives in Danish **MAY NOT*** be used as the subject or object of a verb, just like in English
FALSE
infinitives **MAY*** be used as the subject or object of a verb. For instance:
'At rejse er at leve' ('to travel is to live'), here both 'at rejse' and 'at leve' are infinitives used as subject and object, respectively.
'Jeg elsker at spise æbler' ('I love to eat apples' or 'I love eating apples')
68
sælge
| [sel-yeh]
{to} sell
69
begynde
| [be-gewn-eh]
{to} begin / start
70
beholde
| [be-haul-eh]
{to} keep
71
tilbyde
| [til-buð]
{to} offer
72
prøve
| [pʁew OR pʁewv]
{to} try / sample / test
73
spørge
| [sbu{r}h]
{to} ask
