Operations
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| operationen | the operation (surgery) |
| operere | to operate (on someone) |
| kræften | the cancer |
Operere takes the patient as a direct object, with no on: operere hende. Surgery is often talked about in the passive, with -s or blive:
| He is being operated on tomorrow. | Han skal opereres i morgen. |
| She has been operated on for cancer. | Hun er blevet opereret for kræft. |
Kræft is usually used without an article when you talk about the illness in general: få kræft, dø af kræft. The definite kræften is a particular person's cancer:
| The cancer is gone, fortunately. | Kræften er heldigvis væk. |
Everyday words at the doctor's
tisse is the normal, everyday word for "to pee", used by adults and children alike, at home and at the doctor's. Pisse is the crude word.
| I just need to pee. | Jeg skal lige tisse. |
ordentlig is "proper, decent". With -t it is the adverb "properly", a favourite word in advice:
| Wash your hands properly. | Vask dine hænder ordentligt. |
Positive
positiv is a test result and also an attitude, as in English:
| The test was positive. | Prøven var positiv. |
| She is positive even though she is ill. | Hun er positiv selvom hun er syg. |
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