Present Tense Flashcards
Verber i nutid (present tense)
Danish verbs in the present tense typically end in “-r”
Jeg spiser
Jeg (I) + spise (to eat) + -r
Du taler
Du (you) + tale (to speak) + -r
Han skriver
Han (he) + skrive (to write) + -r
Verb conjugation rule
For most verbs, add “-r” to the infinitive
Vi bor
Vi (we) + bo (to live) + -r
De læser
De (they) + læse (to read) + -r
Uregelmæssige verber
Irregular verbs do not always follow the “-r” rule
Jeg er
Irregular verb “at være” (to be) conjugates to “er”
Du har
Irregular verb “at have” (to have) conjugates to “har”
Vi gør
Irregular verb “at gøre” (to do) conjugates to “gør”
Han tager
Irregular verb “at tage” (to take) conjugates to “tager”
Negation in present tense
Place “ikke” after the verb to negate
Jeg spiser ikke
Add “ikke” after “spiser”
Du taler ikke
Add “ikke” after “taler”
Ordstilling
The typical word order is Subject + Verb + Object
Han spiser æblet
SVO structure: Han (S) + spiser (V) + æblet (O)
Vi ser filmen
SVO structure: Vi (S) + ser (V) + filmen (O)
Spørgsmål i nutid
For yes/no questions, switch subject and verb
Taler du engelsk?
Inversion: Taler (V) + du (S)
Spiser han frokost?
Inversion: Spiser (V) + han (S)
Objektspronomen i nutid
Object pronouns follow the verb in Danish
Jeg ser ham
Ham (him) as the object after “ser” (see)
Hun kender mig
Mig (me) as the object after “kender” (know)
Du hører os
Os (us) as the object after “hører” (hear)
Refleksive verber
Reflexive verbs use reflexive pronouns like “sig”
Han vasker sig
Reflexive pronoun “sig” used with “vasker”
Vi glæder os
Reflexive pronoun “os” used with “glæder”
Bøjning af regelmæssige verber
Regular verbs follow the “-r” pattern in present tense
Jeg kører
Køre (to drive) + -r
Hun drikker
Drikke (to drink) + -r
De leger
Lege (to play) + -r
At være (to be) - irregular
The verb “være” is irregular in the present tense
Jeg er
Infinitive “være” becomes “er” in present
At have (to have) - irregular
The verb “have” is irregular in the present tense
Du har
Infinitive “have” becomes “har” in present
At gøre (to do) - irregular
The verb “gøre” is irregular in the present tense
De gør
Infinitive “gøre” becomes “gør” in present
At kunne (to be able to) - modal verb
The verb “kunne” is a modal verb
Jeg kan
Infinitive “kunne” becomes “kan” in present
At ville (to want to) - modal verb
The verb “ville” is a modal verb
Hun vil
Infinitive “ville” becomes “vil” in present
Simpel tid (simple present)
The present tense is used for habitual actions
Jeg læser hver dag
Simple present: Reading is habitual
At gå (to walk)
The verb “gå” follows regular conjugation
Vi går
Gå (to walk) + -r
At finde (to find)
The verb “finde” follows regular conjugation
Han finder
Finde (to find) + -r
At tænke (to think)
The verb “tænke” follows regular conjugation
Jeg tænker
Tænke (to think) + -r
At sige (to say) - irregular
The verb “sige” is irregular in the present tense
Jeg siger
Infinitive “sige” becomes “siger” in present
At kunne lide (to like)
The verb “kunne lide” is a common expression
Jeg kan lide
Modal “kan” + infinitive “lide”
At komme (to come) - irregular
The verb “komme” is irregular in the present tense
Han kommer
Infinitive “komme” becomes “kommer” in present
At stå (to stand)
The verb “stå” follows regular conjugation
Vi står
Stå (to stand) + -r
At vælge (to choose)
The verb “vælge” follows regular conjugation
De vælger
Vælge (to choose) + -r
At tale (to speak)
The verb “tale” follows regular conjugation
Du taler
Tale (to speak) + -r
At lukke (to close)
The verb “lukke” follows regular conjugation
Hun lukker
Lukke (to close) + -r
At åbne (to open)
The verb “åbne” follows regular conjugation
Jeg åbner
Åbne (to open) + -r
At tage (to take) - irregular
The verb “tage” is irregular in the present tense
De tager
Infinitive “tage” becomes “tager” in present
At give (to give) - irregular
The verb “give” is irregular in the present tense
Han giver
Infinitive “give” becomes “giver” in present
At sælge (to sell)
The verb “sælge” follows regular conjugation
Hun sælger
Sælge (to sell) + -r
At forstå (to understand)
The verb “forstå” follows regular conjugation
Jeg forstår
Forstå (to understand) + -r