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### On purpose or by chance?

| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| **{{item:1237993}}** | on purpose |
| **{{item:1237997}}** | random, chance |

**Med vilje** is the everyday way to say "on purpose", and it is very often heard in the negative:

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**Tilfældig** describes something nobody chose. With **-t** it works as an adverb, "by chance":

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### Ligegyldig or ligeglad?

The two look alike, but they usually say different things. **Ligeglad** describes a *person* who does not care; **{{item:1238001}}** usually describes a *thing* that does not matter.

| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| *Jeg er ligeglad.* | I don't care. |
| *Det er ligegyldigt.* | It doesn't matter. |

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### Ridiculous and bothersome

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### When, and how sure

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**{{item:1238017}}** is "the other day", a few days ago. **{{item:1238021}}** is "from the beginning, over again", often with *starte* or *tage den*:

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On purpose or by chance (med vilje, tilfældig, ligegyldig)

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)

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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)

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Days of the week (mandag, tirsdag...)

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Coordinating conjunctions (og, men, eller)

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The Human Body: Head and Face

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Digital Life

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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

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The reflexive pronoun (sig)

Reflexive verbs

Reciprocal verbs (-s)

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Present perfect tense with regular verbs (har... -et/-t)

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Present perfect tense with movement (er...)

Past perfect tense (havde / var...)

Question	Answer
on purpose, deliberately	med vilje
It wasn't on purpose!	Det var ikke med vilje!
Did you do it on purpose?	Gjorde du det med vilje?
She came late on purpose.	Hun kom for sent med vilje.
random, chance (accidental)	tilfældig
The computer picks a random number.	Computeren vælger et tilfældigt tal.
We met completely by chance in town.	Vi mødtes helt tilfældigt i byen.
We asked random people in the street.	Vi spurgte tilfældige mennesker på gaden.
unimportant (of a thing)	ligegyldig
It doesn't matter what you say.	Det er ligegyldigt hvad du siger.
It's a detail that doesn't matter.	Det er en ligegyldig detalje.
The color doesn't matter to me.	Farven er ligegyldig for mig.
ridiculous	latterlig
That's ridiculous!	Det er latterligt!
It is a ridiculous idea.	Det er en latterlig ide.
The new rule is completely ridiculous.	Den nye regel er helt latterlig.
to bother, to inconvenience	genere
Does it bother you if I smoke?	Generer det dig hvis jeg ryger?
Sorry to bother you.	Undskyld at jeg generer.
The sun bothers my eyes.	Solen generer mine øjne.
as far as I know	så vidt jeg ved
As far as I know, he is coming tomorrow.	Så vidt jeg ved, kommer han i morgen.
As far as I know, the shop is closed today.	Så vidt jeg ved, er butikken lukket i dag.
As far as I know, they don't have children.	Så vidt jeg ved, har de ikke børn.
the other day	forleden
I met your brother the other day.	Jeg mødte din bror forleden.
The other day we saw a fox in the garden.	Forleden så vi en ræv i haven.
We talked about it the other day.	Vi talte om det forleden.
from the beginning, over again	forfra
We have to start over.	Vi må starte forfra.
Can you take it from the beginning?	Kan du tage den forfra?
If you lose, the game starts over.	Hvis du taber, starter spillet forfra.

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