The pronoun follows the subject
All these verbs are reflexive: the pronoun changes with the subject.
| subject | pronoun | example |
|---|---|---|
| jeg | mig | jeg klarer mig |
| du | dig | du klarer dig |
| han, hun, den, det | sig | hun klarer sig |
| vi | os | vi klarer os |
| I | jer | I klarer jer |
| de | sig | de klarer sig |
| We get by fine without a car. | Vi klarer os fint uden bil. |
In a main clause the pronoun follows the verb (and the subject, if that comes after the verb). Adverbs such as ikke or virkelig come next, and a particle (ud, ned) comes last:
| You really stand out in the red jackets. | I skiller jer virkelig ud i de røde jakker. |
Same verb, new meaning
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| vise sig | to turn out (vise: to show) |
| klare sig | to get by, to do well or badly (klare: to manage) |
| skille sig ud | to stand out |
| slå sig ned | to settle (make a home) |
| finde sig til rette | to settle in, to feel at home |
| forholde sig til | to deal with, to take a view on |
| sætte sig ind i | to familiarize oneself with |
| sætte sig for | to set out to (+ at) |
| melde sig ind i | to join (a club, a union) |
| It turned out that he was right. | Det viste sig at han havde ret. |
Vise sig can also mean "to appear": Solen viste sig (The sun came out). English join takes no pronoun, but Danish says melde sig ind i. For a course or an event you tilmelde dig, and you leave a club with melde dig ud. Do not confuse sætte sig ind i and sætte sig for with plain sætte sig, "to sit down".
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