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Danish

### Where are you from?

To say where you are from, use **komme fra**. To say where you live, use **bo i**:

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Most country names take no article, as in English, and they are written with a capital letter.

| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| **{{item:1217846}}** | Denmark |
| **{{item:1217849}}** | Sweden |
| **{{item:1217852}}** | Norway |
| **{{item:1217855}}** | Germany |
| **{{item:1217858}}** | England |
| **{{item:1217861}}** | France |
| **{{item:1217864}}** | Spain |
| **{{item:1217867}}** | the USA |
| **{{item:1217870}}** | Europe |
| **{{item:1217873}}** | Copenhagen |

**USA** is said letter by letter, *u-es-a*, and it takes no *the* in Danish.

### People and languages: small letters

Languages, nationalities and the adjectives that go with them are written with a **small** letter in Danish: *dansk*, *engelsk*, *amerikansk*.

To say what nationality you are, use the bare noun with no article, the same way you say your job (*Hun er lærer*):

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| country | person | adjective / language |
|---|---|---|
| Danmark | dansker | dansk |
| England | englænder | engelsk |
| USA | amerikaner | amerikansk |
| Sverige | svensker | svensk |
| Norge | nordmand | norsk |
| Tyskland | tysker | tysk |

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Countries (Danmark, England, USA)

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
Denmark	Danmark
I live in Denmark.	Jeg bor i Danmark.
Denmark is not a big country.	Danmark er ikke et stort land.
Sweden	Sverige
We are traveling to Sweden tomorrow.	Vi rejser til Sverige i morgen.
In Sweden they speak Swedish.	I Sverige taler de svensk.
Norway	Norge
Norway is a beautiful country.	Norge er et flot land.
He comes from Norway and speaks Norwegian.	Han kommer fra Norge og taler norsk.
Germany	Tyskland
Germany is a big country.	Tyskland er et stort land.
We are going to Germany this weekend.	Vi skal til Tyskland i weekenden.
England	England
I come from England.	Jeg kommer fra England.
She lives in England and speaks English.	Hun bor i England og taler engelsk.
France	Frankrig
They speak French in France.	De taler fransk i Frankrig.
She would like to travel to France.	Hun vil gerne rejse til Frankrig.
Spain	Spanien
It is warm in Spain.	Det er varmt i Spanien.
My sister lives in Spain.	Min søster bor i Spanien.
the USA	USA
Are you from the USA?	Kommer du fra USA?
My brother lives in the USA.	Min bror bor i USA.
Europe	Europa
Denmark is in Europe.	Danmark ligger i Europa.
Europe has many countries.	Europa har mange lande.
Copenhagen	København
Copenhagen is a big city.	København er en stor by.
We are taking the train to Copenhagen.	Vi tager toget til København.
the English person	englænderen
I am English.	Jeg er englænder.
The English person does not speak Danish.	Englænderen taler ikke dansk.
the American (person)	amerikaneren
Are you an American?	Er du amerikaner?
The American lives in Copenhagen.	Amerikaneren bor i København.
American	amerikansk
She has an American car.	Hun har en amerikansk bil.
Is the film American?	Er filmen amerikansk?

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