Digital Life

The Internet and Computers

Welcome to the digital world. To talk about going online, you will use the neuter noun internettet (the internet). Just like in English, we describe things as being on the internet by using the preposition på.

Screens and Websites

The hardware you look at is en skærm (a screen), and the places you visit are hjemmesider (websites). Both of these are common (en) nouns.

When describing your devices, remember that adjectives must agree with the noun they modify, taking their base form for indefinite common nouns.

You can easily combine these nouns with everyday verbs you already know, like finding, reading, or using.

Passwords and Apps

To access your accounts, you need a password: en kode.

You will also encounter many English loanwords in Danish technology vocabulary, such as en app (an app). These loanwords follow standard Danish grammar, taking the -en suffix to form their definite "the" states: koden and appen.

When talking about a password for a specific site, use the preposition til (to/for).

Emails, Links, and Actions

Now let's put it all together with actions. You can write, read, or sende (send) mailen (the email).

When you need to open a page, you use the verb at klikke (to click), paired with the preposition på (on). You will typically click on linket (the link).

Notice that while app and mail are common nouns, link is a neuter noun, so its definite form ends in -et.

Finally, when you want to send a link or a document to a specific person or device, use the preposition til to mark the destination.