Animals on land, in the sea and in the air
Danish animal names are ordinary nouns: cite them with the definite ending, like every noun in this course.
| Danish | English | plural |
|---|---|---|
| tigeren | the tiger | tigre |
| hajen | the shark | hajer |
| hvalen | the whale | hvaler |
| bien | the bee | bier |
| fluen | the fly | fluer |
| geden | the goat | geder |
| hønen | the hen | høns |
| rotten | the rat | rotter |
| sommerfuglen | the butterfly | sommerfugle |
Notice two things. Bi ends in a stressed vowel, so its definite form simply adds -en: en bi, bien, bier. And høne has an irregular plural, høns — the word you also see in hønsehus (hen house).
| The whale is the biggest animal in the sea. | Hvalen er det største dyr i havet. |
| The hen lays an egg every morning. | Hønen lægger et æg hver morgen. |
Stikke — a strong verb
stikke means to sting (bees, wasps), but also to stick, to poke. It changes its vowel in the past:
| infinitive | present | past | perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| stikke | stikker | stak | har stukket |
| A bee stung me in the arm yesterday. | En bi stak mig i armen i går. |
| Bees only sting when they are afraid. | Bier stikker kun når de er bange. |
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