On purpose or by chance?
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| med vilje | on purpose |
| tilfældig | random, chance |
Med vilje is the everyday way to say "on purpose", and it is very often heard in the negative:
| It wasn't on purpose! | Det var ikke med vilje! |
Tilfældig describes something nobody chose. With -t it works as an adverb, "by chance":
| We met completely by chance in town. | Vi mødtes helt tilfældigt i byen. |
Ligegyldig or ligeglad?
The two look alike, but they usually say different things. Ligeglad describes a person who does not care; ligegyldig usually describes a thing that does not matter.
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| Jeg er ligeglad. | I don't care. |
| Det er ligegyldigt. | It doesn't matter. |
| It doesn't matter what you say. | Det er ligegyldigt hvad du siger. |
| The color doesn't matter to me. | Farven er ligegyldig for mig. |
Ridiculous and bothersome
latterlig is "ridiculous", a common reaction on its own:
| That's ridiculous! | Det er latterligt! |
genere is to bother someone, often in polite questions:
| Does it bother you if I smoke? | Generer det dig hvis jeg ryger? |
When, and how sure
så vidt jeg ved hedges a statement. When it comes first, the verb follows straight after it:
| As far as I know, he is coming tomorrow. | Så vidt jeg ved, kommer han i morgen. |
forleden is "the other day", a few days ago. forfra is "from the beginning, over again", often with starte or tage den:
| We have to start over. | Vi må starte forfra. |
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