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Danish

When explaining why something happened, Danish gives you two main options depending on what comes next: a noun or a full clause.

### "Because of" a Noun: På grund af

To say "because of" followed directly by a noun phrase (like "the roadwork"), use **på grund af**.

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### "Because" of an Action: Fordi

To explain a cause using a full clause with a subject and verb, use the conjunction **fordi** (because).

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Compare these two sentences to see the difference in action:

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### Blaming the Weather and Traffic

You will frequently hear **på grund af** when navigating Danish public transport or excusing yourself for being late. It is the standard way to blame delays on accidents, bad weather, or mechanical issues.

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Causal prepositions (på grund af)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

phrase

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Definite nouns and the copula (-en, -et, er)

Indefinite articles (en, et)

Present tense verbs and word order (-r)

Plural subject pronouns (vi, I, de)

The verb to have (har)

Yes/No questions

Wh-questions (hvad, hvem, hvor)

Main clause negation (ikke)

Regular noun plurals (-er, -r)

Short noun plurals (-e)

Definite plurals (-ne)

Neuter adjective agreement (-t)

Plural adjective agreement (-e)

Adjectives with indefinite nouns

Adjectives with definite nouns (den / det / de ... -e)

Numbers 1 to 10

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Expressing age (er ... år)

Genitive possession (-s)

Singular possessives (min, din)

Third-person possessives (hans, hendes)

Plural possessives (vores, jeres, deres)

Reflexive possessives (sin, sit, sine)

Singular object pronouns (mig, dig)

Plural object pronouns (os, jer, dem)

The infinitive marker (at)

The modal verb can (kan)

The modal verb want to (vil)

The modal verb must (skal)

Negating modal verbs

Inversion after adverbs

Prepositions of position (i, på)

Prepositions of direction (til, fra)

Days of the week (mandag, tirsdag...)

Months of the year (januar, februar...)

Telling time (hel, halv, kvart)

Coordinating conjunctions (og, men, eller)

Subordinating conjunctions (at, fordi)

Subordinate clause negation

Commands (køb, vent, spis)

Zero-ending neuter plurals

The Human Body: Head and Face

The Human Body: Limbs and Torso

Personal Hygiene

Digital Life

Tools and Hardware

Emergency and Safety

Common Materials

Money and Payments

Short answers (Ja, det gør jeg)

Greetings (hej, godmorgen, farvel)

Thanks and apologies (tak, undskyld)

Jobs and nationalities (Hun er lærer)

Likes and dislikes (kan godt lide)

Somebody and something (nogen, noget, ingen)

How much? (meget, lidt, mere, nok)

With, by, over and under (med, ved, over, under)

Ordinals and dates (den første april)

Wishes for every occasion (tillykke, god bedring)

Times of day (om morgenen, om aftenen)

My day (stå op, gå i seng)

Past tense I: -ede and -te (i går)

My new hat (min nye hat, små, gamle)

Past tense II: irregular verbs (var, havde, gik)

Reacting in a conversation (nå, det lyder godt)

The family and irregular plurals (mænd, børn, fødder)

In the shop (Hvad koster det?)

Demonstratives: that and those (den, det, de)

Demonstratives: this and these (denne, dette, disse)

Adverbs of manner (-t)

Comparing things (-ere, end)

Superlative adjectives (-est)

Definite superlative adjectives (-este)

Irregular adjective comparison

Comparing long adjectives (mere, mest)

The reflexive pronoun (sig)

Reflexive verbs

Reciprocal verbs (-s)

Deponent verbs (-s)

Past opinions (syntes)

Present perfect tense with regular verbs (har... -et/-t)

Present perfect tense with irregular verbs (har...)

Present perfect tense with movement (er...)

Past perfect tense (havde / var...)

Question	Answer
the roadwork	vejarbejdet
The bus is delayed because of the roadwork.	Bussen er forsinket på grund af vejarbejdet.
The bus is delayed because they are repairing the street.	Bussen er forsinket fordi de reparerer gaden.
the rush hour	myldretiden
He is always late because of the rush hour.	Han kommer altid for sent på grund af myldretiden.
unavoidable	uundgåelig
In the rush hour, delays are unavoidable.	I myldretiden er forsinkelser uundgåelige.
the signal error	signalfejlen
The train has stopped because of the signal error.	Toget er stoppet på grund af signalfejlen.
The train is not running because there is a signal error.	Toget kører ikke fordi der er en signalfejl.
the traffic accident	trafikuheldet
Has she seen the traffic accident?	Har hun set trafikuheldet?
The road is blocked because of a traffic accident.	Vejen er spærret på grund af et trafikuheld.
the blizzard	snestormen
It is cold because of the blizzard.	Det er koldt på grund af snestormen.
The father is staying home because of the blizzard.	Faren bliver hjemme på grund af snestormen.
the closure	lukningen
The closure is unavoidable because of the roadwork.	Lukningen er uundgåelig på grund af vejarbejdet.
The boy is complaining about the closure of the bridge.	Drengen klager over lukningen af broen.
the flat tire	punkteringen
The flat tire happened during the rush hour.	Punkteringen skete i myldretiden.
My sister is delayed because of a flat tire.	Min søster er forsinket på grund af en punktering.
the power outage	strømafbrydelsen
The meeting is canceled because of the power outage.	Mødet er aflyst på grund af strømafbrydelsen.
The girl is crying because there is a power outage.	Pigen græder fordi der er en strømafbrydelse.
the mishap	uheldet
She is delayed because of the accident.	Hun er forsinket på grund af uheldet.
The train is not running because of the accident.	Toget kører ikke på grund af uheldet.