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### The Suffix "-værdig"

In English, we often use the suffix **-worthy** (like *trustworthy* or *praiseworthy*) or **-able** (like *memorable*) to evaluate things. In Danish, the equivalent suffix is **-værdig**, which literally means "worthy of."

You can attach **-værdig** to verb stems or nouns to form formal evaluative adjectives. For example, adding it to the verb *at se* (to see) creates **seværdig** (worth seeing). Adding it to *tro* (trust/faith) gives you **troværdig** (credible or trustworthy).

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### Evaluating Attractions

This suffix is incredibly useful for travel guides and formal reviews. You can attach it to a wide variety of base words to rate your experiences. For instance, combining it with *minde* (memory) creates **mindeværdig** (memorable), and with *ros* (praise) it forms **rosværdig** (praiseworthy).

Sometimes, an "s" is used to glue the root word and the suffix together. This happens in words like **bemærkelsesværdig** (remarkable) or **bevaringsværdig** (worth preserving).

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### Adjective Endings with "-værdig"

Because words ending in **-værdig** are regular adjectives, they must agree with the noun they describe. 

- Add a **-t** when describing a neuter (*et*) word (e.g., **bevaringsværdigt** or **seværdigt**).
- Add an **-e** when describing plural nouns, or when the adjective is used in a definite phrase (e.g., **bevaringsværdige**).

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Evaluation suffix (-værdig)

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 travel guide	rejseguiden
credible	troværdig
The travel guide is not credible unless it describes all the problems.	Rejseguiden er ikke troværdig medmindre den beskriver alle problemerne.
worth seeing	seværdig
The building is very worth seeing because the architecture is unique.	Bygningen er meget seværdig fordi arkitekturen er unik.
memorable	mindeværdig
Yesterday the man read a memorable article in the travel guide.	I går læste manden en mindeværdig artikel i rejseguiden.
the cultural heritage	kulturarven
worth preserving	bevaringsværdig
All of the cultural heritage is considered to be worth preserving.	Hele kulturarven bliver anset for at være bevaringsværdig.
remarkable	bemærkelsesværdig
It is a remarkable building that attracts many tourists.	Det er en bemærkelsesværdig bygning der tiltrækker mange turister.
praiseworthy	rosværdig
The guide's effort is praiseworthy.	Guidens indsats er rosværdig.
The cultural heritage was protected in order to create a memorable exhibition.	Kulturarven blev beskyttet for at skabe en mindeværdig udstilling.
noteworthy	nævneværdig
The reviewer found no noteworthy errors in the travel guide.	Anmelderen fandt ingen nævneværdige fejl i rejseguiden.
The castle is really worth preserving.	Slottet er virkelig bevaringsværdigt.
The old museum that is located in the city is very worth seeing.	Det gamle museum der ligger i byen, er meget seværdigt.
Tomorrow, the church worth preserving will be described in the travel guide.	I morgen bliver den bevaringsværdige kirke beskrevet i rejseguiden.
The girl who has a hard time understanding the language uses the travel guide.	Pigen der har svært ved at forstå sproget, bruger rejseguiden.
the sight	seværdigheden
The attraction is actually remarkable and praiseworthy.	Seværdigheden er faktisk bemærkelsesværdig og rosværdig.
The travel guide is trustworthy, but the attraction is not worth mentioning.	Rejseguiden er troværdig, men seværdigheden er ikke nævneværdig.