Adjective + preposition, part two
An earlier lesson showed that the preposition after an adjective has to be learned with it. Here are more of the frames you meet every day — learn each as one unit:
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| være vant til | to be used to |
| være klar til | to be ready for / to |
| være spændt på | to be excited, curious about |
| være bange for | to be afraid of |
| være overrasket over | to be surprised at |
| være bevidst om | to be aware of |
| være forbundet med | to involve, to be associated with |
Participle-like adjectives agree with a plural subject (spændte, overraskede); klar and vant usually stay as they are (Vi er klar). The preposition never changes:
| The children are excited about Christmas. | Børnene er spændte på julen. |
A verb after the preposition takes at + infinitive:
| She is used to working at night. | Hun er vant til at arbejde om natten. |
Three everyday frames
være til is spoken Danish for to be into; være noget for is to be someone's thing; være værd is to be worth, and værd comes after what it is worth:
| I am more into tea than coffee. | Jeg er mere til te end kaffe. |
| That is not my thing. | Det er ikke noget for mig. |
| The car is not worth much money. | Bilen er ikke mange penge værd. |
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