Prepositions built from several words
Each card here works as one preposition. Most are built from a small word, a noun and another small word (i form af, af hensyn til). Learn each one as a block: the small words cannot be swapped.
Cause: takket være or som følge af?
takket være usually introduces a cause you are glad about:
| She got the job thanks to her experience. | Hun fik jobbet takket være sin erfaring. |
som følge af is neutral and more formal. It is typical of news and official notices, and it often reports something unwelcome:
| The train is delayed as a result of snow. | Toget er forsinket som følge af sne. |
Contrast and choice
i modsætning til is "unlike". frem for is "rather than": you prefer one option to another. I stedet for is "instead of", one thing replacing another; Han kom i stedet for sin bror cannot use frem for.
| We chose the train rather than the plane. | Vi valgte toget frem for flyet. |
The rest of the set
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| i forbindelse med | in connection with |
| ved hjælp af | with the help of, by means of |
| på tværs af | across |
| i form af | in the form of |
| af hensyn til | out of consideration for |
| med udgangspunkt i | based on, starting from |
| foruden | besides |
| i anledning af | on the occasion of |
Watch the first word: af hensyn til is "out of consideration for", but med hensyn til is "as regards". Foruden is a more formal ud over. Unlike the adverb desuden, it is followed by a noun.
