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Learn Danish: måtte - to be allowed to / must

Danish
/Negating modal verbs
/måtte

måtte

Word

måtte

Meaning

to be allowed to / must

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Negating modal verbs

Usages of måtte

Du må ikke ryge her.

You must not smoke here.

Manden må ikke ryge.

The man must not smoke.

I må ikke parkere her.

You must not park here.

Du må ikke forstyrre lægen.

You must not disturb the doctor.

Barnet må ikke spise kødet.

The child must not eat the meat.

Drengen må ikke komme for sent.

The boy must not be late.

De må ikke tale højt her.

They must not speak loudly here.

Du må gerne parkere her.

You may park here.

Må jeg ryge her? — Ja, du må gerne.

May I smoke here? — Yes, you may.

Må jeg se menuen?

May I see the menu?

Du må ikke bruge den kniv.

You must not use that knife.

Må jeg se disse sko?

May I see these shoes?

Læreren var streng, og vi måtte ikke snakke.

The teacher was strict, and we were not allowed to talk.

I går måtte vi ikke larme.

Yesterday we were not allowed to make noise.

Han ville spille på klaveret, så han måtte øve sig.

He wanted to play the piano, so he had to practice.

Drengen måtte rejse alene.

The boy was allowed to travel alone.

Jeg ville spille på klaveret, men jeg måtte ikke larme.

I wanted to play the piano, but I was not allowed to make noise.

Hunden må ikke medbringes i området.

The dog must not be brought into the area.

Bilen må ikke parkeres på græsset.

The car must not be parked on the grass.

Det er tilladt, og skiltet siger at hunden må medbringes.

It is permitted, and the sign says that the dog may be brought.

Du må ikke afbryde mens vi taler.

You must not interrupt while we speak.

Hunden må ikke udenfor.

The dog must not go outside.

Hvis det er koldt her, må vi sydpå.

If it is cold here, we must go south.

Du må ikke male med den gamle pensel.

You must not paint with the old paintbrush.

Handlingen er ret kompliceret, så instruktøren må forklare den.

The plot is quite complicated, so the director has to explain it.

Du må ikke glemme bagagen.

You must not forget the luggage.

Vejen er spærret, så vi må finde en anden rute.

The road is blocked, so we must find another route.

Fordi motorvejen ikke er åben, må vi prøve noget andet.

Because the highway is not open, we must try something else.

Du må ikke slå hunden.

You must not hit the dog.

Må jeg bede om regningen?

May I ask for the bill?

Vi må tilgive hinanden for at samarbejde.

We must forgive each other in order to cooperate.

Du må ikke lade børnene være vågne efter sengetid.

You must not let the children stay awake after bedtime.

Læbestiften på cigaretten i askebægeret må tilhøre en kvinde.

The lipstick on the cigarette in the ashtray must belong to a woman.

Vinduet er knust, så tyven må være her.

The window is smashed, so the thief must be here.

Dette må være stedet hvor morderen skjuler pistolen.

This must be the place where the murderer hides the gun.

Motivet må være mere kompliceret end det.

The motive must be more complicated than that.

Kvinden må have efterladt askebægeret og rebet.

The woman must have left the ashtray and the rope.

Du må klage til receptionisten over at værelset er ulækkert.

You must complain to the receptionist that the room is disgusting.

Ledelsen må sørge for at hotellet er helt rent.

The management must make sure that the hotel is completely clean.

Skilsmissen er hemmelig, hvad vi må respektere.

The divorce is secret, which we must respect.

De må da garantere sikkerheden nu!

They must surely guarantee the safety now!

Lejeren må ikke fremleje værelset til andre.

The tenant is not allowed to sublet the room to others.

Du må kun tage en tablet om dagen på grund af bivirkningerne.

You may only take one tablet a day because of the side effects.

Du må ikke bakke her før trafikken stopper.

You must not reverse here before the traffic stops.

Du må hellere skjule pinkoden når du betaler med kreditkortet.

You had better hide the PIN code when you pay with the credit card.

Man må ikke stille alting i den fælles gang uden formanden for bestyrelsens tilladelse.

One must not put everything in the shared hallway without the chairman of the board's permission.

Du må ikke vente derude.

You must not wait out there.

Måtte jeg bede dig om at oversætte dette?

Might I ask you to translate this?

Måtte jeg bede dig om at læse formularen?

Might I ask you to read the form?

Måtte jeg se kopien når du er færdig?

Might I see the copy when you are finished?

Der må ikke festes i det private sommerhus.

Partying is not allowed in the private summer house.

Kan han ikke lide vilkåret, må han afvise det.

If he does not like the condition, he must reject it.

Vi må desværre præcisere svaret.

We must unfortunately clarify the answer.

Må vi få rummet for os selv et øjeblik?

May we have the room to ourselves for a moment?

Kollegaen må ikke overskride ens grænser og forstyrre ens privatliv.

The colleague must not cross one's boundaries and disturb one's private life.

Ens arbejde må ikke ødelægge ens personlige ro.

One's work must not destroy one's personal peace.

Du må ikke sukke når jeg taler til dig.

You must not sigh when I speak to you.

De skulle holde forældremødet i morgen, men læreren måtte melde afbud.

They were supposed to hold the parent-teacher meeting tomorrow, but the teacher had to cancel.

Du må ikke smide nogen klud væk.

You must not throw any cloth away.

Du må ikke lade det distrahere dig.

You must not let it distract you.

Du må ikke sætte brændbare ting i ovnen.

You must not put flammable things in the oven.

Det må være umuligt at afkode beskeden.

It must be impossible to decode the message.

De smittede må ikke gå ud af afdelingen.

The infected must not walk out of the ward.

Jeg må løbe nu. Hej så længe!

I have to run now. Bye for now!

Han måtte bede assistenten om at aflevere sit adgangskort.

He had to ask the assistant to hand in her own access card.

Ifølge beregningen må resultatet være forkert.

According to the calculation, the result must be wrong.

Vi måtte stå op da orkanen ramte os.

We had to get up when the hurricane hit us.

Hunden måtte svømme over vandet for at overleve.

The dog had to swim across the water to survive.

Afblege håret må vi ikke i dag.

We must not bleach the hair today.

Hun må have planlagt udgravningen.

She must have planned the excavation.

Han må have fundet mønten i løbet af udgravningen.

He must have found the coin during the excavation.

Vikingen må have brugt det tunge sværd.

The Viking must have used the heavy sword.

Skelettet må have ligget under ruinen i mange år.

The skeleton must have lain under the ruin for many years.

Sværdet må jo have været intakt ved udgravningen.

The sword must have been intact at the excavation, as you know.

Du må have set det intakte skelet.

You must have seen the intact skeleton.

Du må ikke forsove dig i morgen.

You must not oversleep tomorrow.

Du må gerne vande blomsterne i drivhuset.

You may water the flowers in the greenhouse.

Du må ikke glemme haveslangen derude!

You must not forget the garden hose out there!

Du må ikke sætte trillebøren derinde i stuen!

You must not put the wheelbarrow in there in the living room!

Du må ikke glemme opvarmningen før kampen.

You must not forget the warm-up before the match.

Han må have glemt badebukserne i badekåben.

He must have forgotten his swimming trunks in his bathrobe.

Du må da ikke hamstre gasmasker!

Surely you must not hoard gas masks!

Givet at solisten er syg, må vi ændre koreografien.

Given that the soloist is sick, we must change the choreography.

Vi må ikke smide al kaviaren og alle resterne væk.

We must not throw all the caviar and all the leftovers away.

Vi har måttet ignorere fejlen for at blive færdige.

We have had to ignore the mistake in order to finish.

Pigen var helt uopmærksom, så hun har måttet spørge igen.

The girl was completely inattentive, so she has had to ask again.

Det er en beklagelig situation som vi har måttet acceptere.

It is a regrettable situation that we have had to accept.

Hans historie lyder som en bortforklaring fordi han faktisk har måttet arbejde.

His story sounds like a poor excuse because he actually has had to work.

Må chefen selv tilkalde politiet.

So the boss herself has to summon the police.

De må ikke blande sig i hans liv.

They must not interfere in his life.

Du må ikke snage på hendes værelse.

You must not snoop in her room.

Trækket er knap så klogt, og snyderen må altså forlade spillet.

The move is not quite as smart, and the cheater really must leave the game.

Medspilleren snyder altså, så vi må hjælpe hinanden.

The fellow player is actually cheating, so we must help each other.

Faren må gerne købe sig en god bog på fridagen.

The father may buy himself a good book on the day off.

Vi må optimere driften i virksomheden.

We must optimize the operation in the company.

Går din bror forbi røgeriet, må han gerne købe en fisk.

If your brother walks past the smokehouse, he is welcome to buy a fish.

Bookmakeren måtte ændre oddset før kampen.

The bookmaker had to change the odds before the match.

Hvor irriterende skadedyret end er, må vi fortsætte med at bekæmpe det.

However annoying the pest is, we must continue to combat it.

Før vi kan genopføre slaget, må vi genopbygge lejren.

Before we can reenact the battle, we must rebuild the camp.

Manden må genoverveje sit kostume inden rollespillet.

The man must reconsider his costume before the roleplay.

Du må ikke spise andres fordærvede mad!

You must not eat others' spoiled food!

Virksomheden mistede kunder og måtte følgelig lukke.

The company lost customers and consequently had to close.

Som hovedregel må man ikke ryge indendørs på arbejdspladsen.

As a general rule, you may not smoke indoors at the workplace.

Vi må sætte forbruget ned.

We must reduce consumption.

Politikerne må forholde sig til problemet.

The politicians have to deal with the problem.

Feltet må ikke være tomt.

The field must not be empty.

Der må højst være fire personer i bilen.

At most four people are allowed in the car.

Projektet må ikke overskride budgettet.

The project must not exceed the budget.

Vi må nøjes med en lille lejlighed.

We have to make do with a small apartment.

Kagen er god. Må jeg tage en til?

The cake is good. May I take one more?

Elevatoren er i stykker, så vi må tage trappen.

The elevator is broken, so we have to take the stairs.

Børn må ikke tale med fremmede.

Children must not talk to strangers.

Du må ikke blinke når jeg tager billedet.

You must not blink when I take the picture.

Vi må starte forfra.

We have to start over.

Må jeg stille et spørgsmål?

May I ask a question?

Vi må handle nu før det er for sent.

We must act now, before it is too late.

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