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Danish

Danish uses two main words to express surprise, admiration, or shock: **sikke** (used with nouns) and **hvor** (used with adjectives). 

### Exclaiming with "Sikke"

To say "What a...!", use **sikke** followed by a noun phrase. Because it modifies a noun, include the correct indefinite article (**en** or **et**). 

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For plural nouns, drop the singular article and use **nogle** (some).

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### Exclaiming with "Hvor"

To exclaim about a quality or feeling, use **hvor**. While it usually means "where," in exclamations it means "how." 

Notice the word order: **hvor** acts as the first element in the sentence, so the verb comes immediately after it, followed by the subject.

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### Nouns vs. Adjectives

You can often describe the same situation using either structure, depending on what you want to emphasize. 

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### Putting It Together

In conversation, you will often hear these two structures paired up to express deep astonishment or excitement.

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Exclamations (sikke, hvor)

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
wonderful (lovely, beautiful)	skøn
the surprise	overraskelsen
What a wonderful surprise that you are coming by!	Sikke en skøn overraskelse at du kommer forbi!
how (in exclamations)	hvor
How surprised I am!	Hvor er jeg overrasket!
terrible	skrækkelig
How terrible the weather is today!	Hvor er vejret skrækkeligt i dag!
What a terrible movie we are watching!	Sikke en skrækkelig film vi ser!
impressive	imponerende
How impressive it is that she swims so fast!	Hvor er det imponerende at hun svømmer så hurtigt!
the performance (how well someone does), the achievement	præstationen
What an impressive achievement by the athlete!	Sikke en imponerende præstation af atleten!
How skilled the athlete is!	Hvor er atleten dygtig!
cheeky	fræk
What a cheeky boy!	Sikke en fræk dreng!
How cheeky the dog is when it steals the food!	Hvor er hunden fræk når den stjæler maden!
foolish	tåbelig
How foolish it is to go out in the rain!	Hvor er det tåbeligt at gå ud i regnen!
What a foolish mistake he is making!	Sikke en tåbelig fejl han laver!
What a wonderful garden you have!	Sikke en skøn have I har!
How lovely it is here out in the country!	Hvor er her skønt ude på landet!
the welcome	modtagelsen
What a warm welcome we are getting in here!	Sikke en varm modtagelse vi får herinde!
How wonderful it is to be here!	Hvor er det skønt at være her!
the coincidence	sammentræffet
What a coincidence that we are meeting here!	Sikke et sammentræf at vi mødes her!
How lucky we are!	Hvor er vi heldige!
creepy	uhyggelig
What a creepy forest!	Sikke en uhyggelig skov!
How creepy the story is at night!	Hvor er historien uhyggelig om natten!
What lovely flowers the woman has!	Sikke nogle skønne blomster kvinden har!
What a surprise, and how fantastic the reception is!	Sikke en overraskelse, og hvor er modtagelsen fantastisk!
What an impressive performance, and how strange the coincidence is!	Sikke en imponerende præstation, og hvor er sammentræffet mærkeligt!
What a clever boy, and how smart he is!	Sikke en dygtig dreng, og hvor er han klog!
How clever the girl is, and what a great performance!	Hvor er pigen dygtig, og sikke en flot præstation!
What a terrible storm, and how cold it is!	Sikke en forfærdelig storm, og hvor er det koldt!
What expensive shoes she has bought, and how crazy it is!	Sikke nogle dyre sko hun har købt, og hvor er det vanvittigt!

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