Mod 2 - Verbs Flashcards
To ask/to pray (present/past/before present/before past/command)
He’s praying to God
At bede (beder/bedte/har bedt/havde bedt/bed)
Han beder til Gud.
To mean (present/past/before present/before past/command)
What does “ballpoint pen” mean in Danish?
At betyde (betyder/betød/har betydet/havde betydet/betyd)
Hvad betyder “kuglepen” på dansk?
To bite (present/past/before present/before past/command)
The dog bit me in the foot.
At bide (bider/bed/har bidt/havde bidt/bid)
Hunden bed mig i foden.
To bind
He never ties his laces.
At binde
Han binder aldrig sine snørebånd.
To become
It’s getting cold now.
At blive
Det bliver koldt nu.
To break
He does not like what others think.
At bryde
Han bryder sig ikke om, hvad andre tænker.
To burst
Hope broke.
At briste
Håbet brast.
Should
One should not beat his children.
At burde
Man bør ikke slå sine børn.
To offer
Do you want to toss the potatoes around?
At byde
Vil du byde kartoflerne rundt?
To carry
He carries his wife’s suitcase
At bære
Han bærer sin kones kuffert.
To drag
They have gone to war.
At drage
De er draget i krig.
To drink
They drink tea in the evening.
At drikke
De drikker te om aftenen.
To drive
He drives around and does nothing.
At drive
Han driver rundt og laver ingenting.
To fall
10 centimeters of snow has fallen.
At falde
Der er faldet 10 centimeter sne.
To fare
She rushed out the door.
At fare
Hun for ud af døren.
To find (present, past, future, present perfect)
Have you found your book?
At finde (finder, fandt, vil finde, har fundet)
Har du fundet din bog?
To float
It flows with old newspapers in the apartment.
At flyde
Det flyder med gamle aviser i lejligheden.
To fly
The bird has flown.
At flyve
Fuglen er fløjet.
To regret
They regretted not wearing warm outerwear.
At fortryde
De fortrød, at de ikke havde taget varmt overtøj på.
To freeze
It froze 10 degrees last night.
At fryse
Det frøs 10 grader i nat.
To fly
The snow fell so we could see nothing.
At fyge
Sneen føg, så vi ingenting kunne se.
To get
They got fried chicken for dinner.
At få
De fik stegt kylling til aftensmad.
To be bothered
Please just close the door.
At gide
Gider du lige lukke døren.
To give
She gave him a new jacket.
At give
Hun gav ham en ny jakke.
To glide
He slipped on the slippery sidewalk.
At glide
Han gled på det glatte fortov.
To rub
She rubbed her sore arm.
At gnide
Hun gned sin ømme arm.
To catch
He catches the ball.
At gribe
Han griber bolden.
To cry
The children are crying because they are scared.
At græde
Børnene græder, fordi de er bange.
To spawn
The salmon spawns high up.
At gyde
Laksen gyder højt oppe.
To shudder
We shudder over the film.
At gyse
Vi gøs over filmen.
To count
Does this law apply to Greenland?
At gælde
Gælder denne lov for Grønland?
To go
They went home at 4 o’clock.
At gå
De gik hjem klokken 4.
To have
He has 5 children.
At have
Han har 5 børn.
To be called
Their last name is Jørgensen.
At hedde
De hedder Jørgensen til efternavn. ‘
To pull
He lifted his comrade out of the lake.
At hive
Han hev sin kammerat op af søen.
To help
She helps her mother.
At hjælpe
Hun hjælper sin mor.
To hold
He held on tightly to his mother’s hand.
At holde
Han holdt godt fast i sin mors hånd.
To hang
Your jacket is hanging in the hallway.
At hænge
Din jakke hænger i gangen.
To chase
The cat has chased the dog out of the garden.
At jage
Katten har jaget hunden ud af haven.
To blade
The church bell sounds beautiful.
At klinge
Kirkeklokken klinger smukt.
To pinch
She pinched her arm to see if she was awake.
At knibe
Hun kneb sig i armen for at se om hun var vågen.
To come
They come home at half past seven.
At komme
De kommer hjem klokken halv otte.
To crawl
The sweater crawled in the sink.
At krybe
Sweateren krøb i vask.
To be able to
He can play guitar.
At kunne
Han kan spille guitar.
To chant
Shall we chant a song?
At kvæde
Skal vi kvæde en vise?
To let
We let him stay seated.
At lade
Vi lader ham blive siddende.
To laugh
They laughed loud and long.
At le
De lo højt og længe.
To suffer
He suffers from diabetes.
At lide
Han lider af sukkersyge.
To lay down
He was in the hospital for 4 days.
At ligge
Han lå på hospitalet i 4 dage.
To sound
It sounds good.
At lyde
Det lyder godt.
To lie
They lied about the child’s age.
At lyve
De løj om barnets alder.
To lay
I put the book on the table.
At lægge
Jeg lagde bogen på bordet.
To run
He ran away from home as a 13-year-old.
At løbe
Han løb hjemmefra som 13-årig.
To have to
e.g. You must not smoke in class.
At måtte
Du må ikke ryge i klassen. = You must not smoke in class.
To enjoy
e.g. We enjoyed the good weather.
At nyde
Vi nød det gode vejr. = We enjoyed the good weather.
To sneeze
e.g. He sneezes for 10 minutes.
At nyse
Han nøs i 10 minutter.
To whimper
e.g. The dog whimpered pathetically.
At pibe
Hunden peb ynkeligt.
To ride
e.g. She rides a ride every day.
At ride
Hun rider en tur hver dag.
To tear
e.g. We tear down the garden path.
At rive
Vi river havegangen.
To smoke
e.g. He smoked 40 cigarettes in one night.
At ryge
Han røg 40 cigaretter på en aften.
To see
e.g. Have you seen today’s newspaper?
At se
Har du set dagens avis?
To sit
e.g. They sat in the living room watching television.
At sidde
De sad i stuen og så fjernsyn.
To slip
e..g The carriage slid in the turn.
At skride
Vognen skred i svinget.
To scream
e.g. The kids scream all day long.
At skrige
Børnene skriger dagen lang.
To write
e.g. They wrote a postcard.
At skrive
De skrev et postkort.
To have to
e.g. We have to go home at 3 o’clock.
At skulle
Vi skal hjem klokken 3.
To shoot
e.g. He shot a hare in the woods.
At skyde
Han skød en hare i skoven.
To cut
e.g. She cut a loaf of French bread.
At skære
Hun skar et franskbrød i skiver.
To grind
e.g. I sharpen my knives.
At slibe
Jeg sliber mine knive.
To wear
They slid hard into it every day.
At slide
De sled hårdt i det hver dag.
To hit
e.g. They never beat their children.
At slå
De slog aldrig deres børn.
To throw
I’ve thrown out the old newspapers.
At smide
Jeg har smidt de gamle aviser ud.
To cheat
They cheated on the exam.
At snyde
De snød til eksamen.
To sleep
He always sleeps well at night.
At sove
Han sover altid godt om natten.
To spin
The cat spins and feels good.
At spinde
Katten spinder og har det godt.
To jump
The book jumped out yesterday.
At springe
Bøgen sprang ud i går.
To crack
The old violin is cracked.
At spække
Den gamle violin er sprukket.
To rise
House prices are rising every day.
At stige
Huspriserne stiger hver dag.
To stab
She has been stung by a mosquito.
At stikke
Hun er blevet stukket af en myg.
To stink
The landfill stinks.
At stinke
Lossepladsen stinker.
To steal
Do not steal!
At stjæle
Man må ikke stjæle!
To iron
I do not bother to iron my clothes.
At stryge
Jeg gider ikke stryge mit tøj.
To stand
We got up at 5 o’clock.
At stå
Vi stod op klokken 5.
To sweat
She always sweats the oatmeal.
At svide
Hun sved altid havregrøden.
To shrink (present/past/before present/before past)
The duck shrank into nothingness in the oven.
At svinde (svinder/svandt/har svundet/havde svundet)
Anden svandt ind til ingenting i ovnen.
To sing
We sing a song.
At synge
Vi synger en sang.
To sink
The ship sank in a very short time.
At synke
Skibet sank på meget kort tid.
To sell
He has sold his motorcycle.
At sælge
Han har solgt sin motorcykel.
To take
We take the train to Aalborg tomorrow.
At tage
Vi tager toget til Aalborg i morgen.
To be silent
We are silent when we watch movies.
At tie
Vi tier stille, når vi ser film.
To meet
Have you met Bill Clinton?
At træffe
Har du truffet Bill Clinton?
To pull
He pulls the bike home because he has no light on.
At trække
Han trækker cyklen hjem, for han har ikke lys på.
To dare
Do you dare to walk alone on the street when it is dark?
At turde
Tør du gå alene på gaden, når det er mørkt?
To force
They force themselves to eat the bad food.
At tvinge
De tvinger sig til at spise den dårlige mad.
To want
Will you help me?
At ville
Vil du hjælpe mig?
To win
He has won the Lotto.
At vinde
Han har vundet i Lotto.
To twist
You have not twisted the dishcloth very well.
At vride
Du har ikke vredet karkluden ret godt.
To be
He’s not home now.
At være
Han er ikke hjemme nu.
To eat
Pigs eat, people eat.
At æde
Svin æder, mennesker spiser.
