More of the body
| Danish | English | plural |
|---|---|---|
| albuen | the elbow | albuer |
| knæet | the knee | knæ |
| huden | the skin | — |
| tungen | the tongue | tunger |
Knæ is neuter and has no plural ending: et knæ, knæet, to knæ, knæene. With body parts, Danish usually says the where English says my:
| I hit my elbow against the door. | Jeg slog albuen mod døren. |
Four verbs for getting hurt
| verb | used for |
|---|---|
| ramme | something that hits or strikes you |
| skade | physical harm: skade knæet, skade huden |
| såre | hurting someone's feelings — or, formally, wounding |
| mærke | feeling it in your body, or noticing something |
| The ball hit him in the head. | Bolden ramte ham i hovedet. |
| His words hurt her a lot. | Hans ord sårede hende meget. |
Mærke is also how you say you notice something: Hun mærkede at^that noget var galt.
| Do you feel the pain in your knee? | Mærker du smerten i knæet? |
Trække
trække is to pull. It is strong: trækker — trak — har trukket.
| Do not pull the dog by the tail! | Træk ikke hunden i halen! |
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