Becoming and Getting: Blive
To express a change of state, such as 'becoming' or 'getting' something, Danish uses the verb blive (present tense: bliver). It commonly pairs with adjectives to describe physical changes and bodily reactions.
| You are getting dizzy, you know. | Du bliver jo svimmel. |
| He suddenly gets very pale and dizzy. | Han bliver pludselig meget bleg og svimmel. |
Going to Become: Kommer til at blive
To express that someone is 'going to get' or 'going to become' a certain way, combine kommer til at with the infinitive blive.
| I am going to get confused. | Jeg kommer til at blive forvirret. |
Common Physical Changes
You will often use blive for conditions like getting full, going crazy, catching a cold, or becoming pregnant.
| If one eats the food, one soon gets full. | Hvis man spiser maden, bliver man snart mæt. |
| The teacher goes crazy, you know, when the class makes noise. | Læreren bliver jo skør når klassen larmer. |
| My sister is pregnant, and she often gets tired. | Min søster er gravid, og hun bliver ofte træt. |
| You get a cold if you always get wet. | Du bliver forkølet hvis du altid bliver våd. |
Adjective Agreement with Blive
Just like with the verb være (to be), adjectives that follow blive must agree with the subject in gender and number. For common gender nouns, the adjective is in its base form. If the subject is a neuter noun, add a -t to the adjective. Compare these two examples:
| The dog eats a lot, so it is going to get fat. | Hunden spiser meget, så den kommer til at blive tyk. |
| The animal gets fat because it always eats. | Dyret bliver tykt fordi det altid spiser. |
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