Public life
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| staten | the state |
| mediet | the medium; medierne, the media |
| officiel | official |
| volden | the violence |
Staten is the state, the central government, as an employer and a payer. The public sector as a whole is det offentlige.
| In Denmark the state pays for education. | I Danmark betaler staten for uddannelse. |
Mediet is mostly met in the plural: et medie, medier, medierne. Medierne, "the media", is plural in Danish too.
| The politician often talks to the media. | Politikeren taler ofte med medierne. |
Officiel doubles its l before -e: officielle (but officielt).
| Danish is the official language in Denmark. | Dansk er det officielle sprog i Danmark. |
Vold is uncountable, and in general statements it takes no article, as in English: for meget vold.
Roles, points and knowledge
rollen is a part in a film or a play, and a function in life. Spille en rolle is "to play a part, to matter", and spille ingen rolle is "not to matter at all":
| Money plays no role. | Penge spiller ingen rolle. |
punktet is an item on a list or an agenda, or a point in a discussion:
| We agree on that point. | Vi er enige på det punkt. |
viden is "knowledge". It has no plural. On its own it takes no article, but with an adjective it often has en: en stor viden.
| It happened without my knowledge. | Det skete uden min viden. |
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