Deponent verbs (-s)

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to exist
findes
She believes that the old house does not exist.
Hun tror at det gamle hus ikke findes.
Are the blue birds found in the forest?
Findes de blå fugle i skoven?
to thrive
trives
The green plant thrives in the warm room.
Den grønne plante trives i det varme værelse.
The children thrive because they swim every day.
Børnene trives fordi de svømmer hver dag.
the plan
planen
to succeed
lykkes
The new plan can succeed.
Den nye plan kan lykkes.
the attempt
forsøget
We hope that the attempt succeeds.
Vi håber at forsøget lykkes.
the result
resultatet
to fail
mislykkes
The result is bad if the attempt fails.
Resultatet er dårligt hvis forsøget mislykkes.
The plan fails, but the boss is not angry.
Planen mislykkes, men chefen er ikke vred.
I would like to see the result.
Jeg vil gerne se resultatet.
to yearn
længes
for (after verbs of longing or searching)
efter
The boy yearns for the summer.
Drengen længes efter sommeren.
Do you yearn for the cold winter?
Længes du efter den kolde vinter?
to move about
færdes
One gets around slowly in the big city.
Man færdes langsomt i den store by.
It is dangerous to move about on the street at night.
Det er farligt at færdes på gaden om natten.
the dream
drømmen
The dream is to succeed.
Drømmen er at lykkes.
The woman yearns for the holiday.
Kvinden længes efter ferien.
She thrives because the dream succeeds.
Hun trives fordi drømmen lykkes.

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