Spoken Danish
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| godt nok | really, certainly — adds emphasis |
| ikke nok med det | not only that, what's more |
| nu hvor | now that |
Godt nok strengthens what you say, a bit like really or I must say:
| It really is cold today! | Det er godt nok koldt i dag! |
Nu hvor starts a subordinate clause, so when it opens the sentence the main clause after the comma begins with the verb:
| Now that you are here, we can eat. | Nu hvor du er her, kan vi spise. |
Particle verbs
springe over (to skip), gå over (to pass, wear off) and kigge forbi (to drop in) are particle verbs. When there is an object, it goes between the verb and the particle:
| I am skipping breakfast today. | Jeg springer morgenmaden over i dag. |
| The pain will soon pass. | Smerten går snart over. |
As … as possible
så … som muligt frames an adverb or adjective, like English as … as possible:
| Come as quickly as possible! | Kom så hurtigt som muligt! |
Out doing something
være ude at + infinitive says someone is away, busy with an activity:
| My brother is away traveling. | Min bror er ude at rejse. |
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