Opinions and questions (meningen, det passer, stille et spørgsmål)

Same word, new meaning

Danishyou know it asnew meaning
passeto fitto be true
klarreadyclear
bestemtdefinitelyparticular, certain
stilleto placestille et spørgsmål: to ask a question
ensone'salike, identical

Det passer

When the subject is something someone said, passe means "to be true". Det passer! is "That's true!", and Det passer ikke! is a common, rather strong way to say "That's not true!":

The rumor is not true.
Rygtet passer ikke.
Is it true that you have moved?
Passer det at du er flyttet?

Klar: ready, or clear

Said about a person, klar usually means "ready" (Er du klar?, være klar til). Said about an answer, a message or a mistake, it usually means "clear": easy to see, hear or understand.

She gave a clear answer.
Hun gav et klart svar.
It is a clear mistake.
Det er en klar fejl.

Your opinion, and your questions

meningen is "the opinion". Sige sin mening is to say what you think:

What is your opinion of the new proposal?
Hvad er din mening om det nye forslag?

The usual way to ask a question is to place it: stille et spørgsmål. When there is no spørgsmål in the sentence, spørge does the job: Må jeg spørge om noget?

May I ask a question?
Må jeg stille et spørgsmål?

Bestemt and ens

After a verb, bestemt usually means "definitely". Before a noun it usually means "particular, certain", and it takes -e in the plural and after den/det (bestemte regler, det bestemte sted), but no extra -t in the neuter: en bestemt dag, et bestemt sted.

Is there a particular reason why you are asking?
Er der en bestemt grund til at du spørger?

You know ens as "one's" (ens familie). Used as an adjective, it means "alike, identical", and it never changes form. Se ens ud is "to look alike".

My sister and I think exactly alike.
Min søster og jeg tænker helt ens.

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