Verbs of opinion (synes, tro, mene)

QuestionAnswer
to think (hold an opinion)
mene
the stance
holdningen
What do you think about her stance?
Hvad mener du om hendes holdning?
I think that the stance is strange, but he agrees anyway.
Jeg synes at holdningen er mærkelig, men han er alligevel enig.
the argument
argumentet
Why do you think that the argument is false?
Hvorfor tror du at argumentet er falskt?
disagreeing
uenig
The argument is good. I, on the other hand, completely disagree.
Argumentet er godt. Jeg er derimod helt uenig.
the politician
politikeren
We think that the politician talks too much.
Vi synes at politikeren taler for meget.
to convince
overbevise
The politician is lying, and furthermore she is trying to convince us.
Politikeren lyver, og desuden prøver hun at overbevise os.
the voter
vælgeren
Who thinks that the voter is always right?
Hvem mener at vælgeren altid har ret?
Do you think that they can convince the voter?
Tror du at de kan overbevise vælgeren?
What do you think about us disagreeing?
Hvad synes I om at vi er uenige?
sensible
fornuftig
I think that the proposal is very sensible.
Jeg mener at forslaget er meget fornuftigt.
The idea sounds crazy. I still think that it is sensible.
Ideen lyder skør. Jeg tror alligevel at den er fornuftig.
the viewpoint
synspunktet
He thinks that your viewpoint is completely wrong.
Han mener at dit synspunkt er helt forkert.
relevant
relevant
Do you think that the viewpoint is relevant today?
Synes du at synspunktet er relevant i dag?
The book is old. I think furthermore that it is not relevant.
Bogen er gammel. Jeg mener desuden at den ikke er relevant.
the principle
princippet
They disagree about the principle.
De er uenige om princippet.
You cannot convince me about that principle.
Du kan ikke overbevise mig om det princip.
the party (political)
partiet
Which party do you vote for?
Hvilket parti stemmer du på?
The politician left the party last year.
Politikeren forlod partiet sidste år.

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