Love and living together
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| forelske sig | to fall in love (i someone) |
| flytte sammen | to move in together |
| slå op | to break up (med someone) |
| blive boende | to stay on (living somewhere) |
Forelske sig is reflexive — the pronoun changes with the subject (jeg forelsker mig, hun forelsker sig). You also hear blive forelsket, with the participle as an adjective:
| They fell in love on holiday. | De forelskede sig på ferien. |
Slå op splits like other particle verbs — the particle goes after the subject in a question:
| Why did they break up? | Hvorfor slog de op? |
Blive boende looks odd: boende is the present participle of bo, and the phrase means to stay on where you live:
| After the divorce she stayed on in the house. | Efter skilsmissen blev hun boende i huset. |
Family life in Denmark
gå på barsel — both mothers and fathers can take parental leave (barsel), and many men do:
| Many men go on parental leave too. | Mange mænd går også på barsel. |
født og opvokset (born and raised), fred og ro (peace and quiet), komme på besøg (to come to visit) and vise rundt (to show someone around — the person goes between the two words):
| I will show you around the town. | Jeg viser dig rundt i byen. |
Closing a letter
To family and friends, a note ends with kærlig hilsen (love), often shortened to kh:
| Love from Grandma (mother's mother) | Kærlig hilsen fra mormor |
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