være + description + preposition
Each card is a frame: være, a word describing a state, and a fixed preposition. Most of these words are past participles used as adjectives (baseret, udsat, tvunget, præget, ramt, opkaldt). The preposition is the part to learn, because it often differs from English:
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| være egnet til | suitable for |
| være baseret på | based on |
| være udsat for | exposed to |
| være tvunget til | forced to (+ at) |
| være præget af | marked by |
| være skeptisk over for | skeptical of |
| være ramt af | hit by, affected by |
| være opkaldt efter | named after |
Af gives the cause, like English by:
| The country is hard hit by the crisis. | Landet er hårdt ramt af krisen. |
Over for is written as two words here (overfor is the adverb "opposite"). And note that udsat without for can mean "postponed": Mødet er udsat (The meeting has been postponed).
These frames are frequent in news and in writing, and normal in speech too.
Gøre opmærksom på
gøre opmærksom på is "to point out, to draw attention to". The person you tell goes in the middle:
| She drew my attention to the mistake. | Hun gjorde mig opmærksom på fejlen. |
It is polite and a little formal. Notices often begin Vi gør opmærksom på at …, "Please note that …".
