Spatial reflexives (bag sig, foran sig)

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the headlamp
pandelygten
the cave
grotten
The boy held the headlamp in front of him down in the cave.
Drengen holdt pandelygten foran sig nede i grotten.
to squeeze
klemme
the opening
åbningen
the echo
ekkoet
The girl squeezed herself through the opening, and she heard an echo behind her.
Pigen klemte sig gennem åbningen, og hun hørte et ekko bag sig.
to scrape
skrabe
the rock
klippen
He scraped his back against the rock above him.
Han skrabede ryggen mod klippen over sig.
damp
fugtig
the mud
mudderet
She felt the damp mud under her.
Hun mærkede det fugtige mudder under sig.
They heard the echo behind them down in the cave.
De hørte ekkoet bag sig nede i grotten.
She had dropped the headlamp behind her.
Hun havde tabt pandelygten bag sig.
narrow (tight, restricted)
snæver
As soon as the opening became narrow, he closed his eyes.
Så snart at åbningen blev snæver, lukkede han øjnene.
If the opening was too narrow, they could not squeeze themselves through.
Hvis åbningen var for snæver, kunne de ikke klemme sig igennem.
The boy scraped his knee in the mud in front of him.
Drengen skrabede knæet i mudderet foran sig.
She touched the damp rock next to her.
Hun rørte ved den fugtige klippe ved siden af sig.