Where people come from
oprindelig is "original" in the sense of "first, from the start", and oprindeligt (also oprindelig) is "originally". The word original usually means "genuine, not a copy".
| She is originally from Germany. | Hun er oprindeligt fra Tyskland. |
With fra and a place, oprindeligt says where someone started out.
| The original plan was to travel in May. | Den oprindelige plan var at rejse i maj. |
Before a noun it means the first, earlier version of something.
Languages and their adjectives take a small letter: dansk, engelsk, russisk. fjern is "distant".
| His family comes from a distant country. | Hans familie kommer fra et fjernt land. |
Like most adjectives, fjern takes -t with et-words and -e in the plural.
Faith
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| religionen | the religion |
| religiøs | religious |
| blandt | among |
| He is very religious and goes to church every Sunday. | Han er meget religiøs og går i kirke hver søndag. |
Gå i kirke has no article, the way gå i skole has none.
| Among the pupils there are many different religions. | Blandt eleverne er der mange forskellige religioner. |
You know blandt andet, "among other things"; on its own blandt is "among".
Training and work
uddanne is "to educate, to train".
| She is a trained nurse. | Hun er uddannet sygeplejerske. |
Være uddannet + a job, with no article, says what someone is trained as.
| He wants to train as an engineer. | Han vil uddanne sig til ingeniør. |
Uddanne sig til is to train for a job.
mandlig is the adjective "male", usually used about people in a role when being a man is the point.
| The male doctor was very friendly. | Den mandlige læge var meget venlig. |
