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Learn Danish: for - too

Danish
/Negating modal verbs
/for

for

Word

for

Meaning

too

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Negating modal verbs

Usages of for

Den er for dyr.

It is too expensive.

Vinen er også for dyr.

The wine is also too expensive.

Drengen må ikke komme for sent.

The boy must not be late.

Bukserne er for lange.

The trousers are too long.

Mit hår er for langt, så jeg skal til frisøren.

My hair is too long, so I have to go to the hairdresser.

Bukserne er for stramme.

The trousers are too tight.

Kjolen er også for stram til hende.

The dress is also too tight for her.

Hun synes at maden er for krydret.

She thinks that the food is too spicy.

Suppen er lidt for krydret.

The soup is a bit too spicy.

Hvorfor er suppen for salt?

Why is the soup too salty?

Kødet er for salt.

The meat is too salty.

Kaffen er for bitter i dag.

The coffee is too bitter today.

Teen er kold og for bitter.

The tea is cold and too bitter.

Kødet er for tørt.

The meat is too dry.

Kagen er tør, men ikke for sød.

The cake is dry, but not too sweet.

Hans portion er for lille.

His portion is too small.

Portionen er for stor, og maden er for fed.

The portion is too big, and the food is too fatty.

Fisken er for fed.

The fish is too fatty.

Lydstyrken er for høj.

The volume is too high.

Hun spørger om lydstyrken er for lav.

She asks if the volume is too low.

Bassen er for høj!

The bass is too loud!

Musikken er for høj, og bassen er for tung.

The music is too loud, and the bass is too heavy.

Er chilien for stærk?

Is the chili too spicy?

Han spiser chilien selvom den er for stærk.

He eats the chili, even though it is too spicy.

Den her bog er for slidt, og standen er dårlig.

This book is too worn, and the condition is bad.

Det der skab er for tungt.

That cabinet is too heavy.

Sådan en sej telefon er for dyr.

Such a cool phone is too expensive.

Hun bliver aldrig sælger fordi hun er for genert.

She will never become a salesperson because she is too shy.

Sovsen er for varm.

The gravy is too hot.

Sætningen er for lang.

The sentence is too long.

Cykelstien er blevet fjernet fordi vejen er for lille.

The bike lane has been removed because the road is too small.

Tunnelen er blevet åbnet for biler mens fortovet er for farligt.

The tunnel has been opened for cars, while the sidewalk is too dangerous.

Manden klager over at madrassen er for hård.

The man complains that the mattress is too hard.

Det er for svært at lære uden at repetere notaterne.

It is too difficult to learn without reviewing the notes.

Indsamlingen som de bidrager til, er for lille.

The fundraiser that they contribute to is too small.

Projektet som vi bidrager til, er ikke for stort.

The project that we contribute to is not too big.

Kan jeg bytte denne skjorte eftersom den er for lille?

Can I exchange this shirt since it is too small?

Kvinden fik en tilbagebetaling eftersom alle skoene var for små.

The woman got a refund since all the shoes were too small.

Bageriet lukker vist snart fordi ejeren er for gammel.

The bakery is apparently closing soon, because the owner is too old.

Han er vist for træt til at læse lokalavisen.

He is supposedly too tired to read the local newspaper.

Lægen vil ændre doseringen fordi den er for høj.

The doctor wants to change the dosage because it is too high.

Du skal bremse når farten er for høj.

You must brake when the speed is too high.

Bilen kørte ind i et træ fordi farten var for høj.

The car drove into a tree because the speed was too high.

Jeg kan ikke hæve pengene fordi saldoen er for lav.

I cannot withdraw the money because the balance is too low.

Presset på arbejdet er for højt lige nu.

The pressure at work is too high right now.

Udvalget er for lille i denne butik.

The selection is too small in this store.

Jeansene er for lange til mig.

The jeans are too long for me.

Det er for varmt med ulden om sommeren.

It is too hot with the wool in the summer.

Fejltagelsen er simpelthen for stor.

The mistake is simply too big.

Vi synes at politikeren taler for meget.

We think that the politician talks too much.

Hvor er den smal! Broen er for smal til at krydse.

How narrow it is! The bridge is too narrow to cross.

Min far er for stiv i ryggen til at danse.

My father is too stiff in the back to dance.

Sådan et glas er for skrøbeligt til at sende.

Such a glass is too fragile to send.

Pigen er for spinkel til at bære sådan en tung kasse.

The girl is too slender to carry such a heavy box.

Sikke en opgave! Udfordringen er for stor til at løse alene.

What a task! The challenge is too big to solve alone.

Denne maskine er for avanceret til at reparere.

This machine is too advanced to repair.

Den kompetente kandidat er for kvalificeret til at afvise.

The competent candidate is too qualified to reject.

Lægen ved siden af er for grundig til at misforstå symptomet.

The doctor next door is too thorough to misunderstand the symptom.

Disse regler er for strikse til at acceptere.

These rules are too strict to accept.

Den spinkle hund er for bange til at gå over den smalle bro.

The slender dog is too afraid to walk across the narrow bridge.

Chefen er for striks til at grine.

The boss is too strict to laugh.

Man skal være forsigtig, for vasen er for skrøbelig til at tabe.

One must be careful, because the vase is too fragile to drop.

Udfordringen er for kompliceret fordi denne app er for avanceret til at forstå.

The challenge is too complicated because this app is too advanced to understand.

Vi leder efter en kompetent medarbejder, men hun er for kvalificeret til at få dette job.

We are looking for a competent employee, but she is too qualified to get this job.

Kvinden er for stiv til at danse.

The woman is too stiff to dance.

Manden er for grundig til at skynde sig.

The man is too thorough to hurry.

Planen var for risikabel, og vi skulle have aflyst.

The plan was too risky, and we should have cancelled.

Han kommer altid for sent på grund af myldretiden.

He is always late because of the rush hour.

Træk gardinet for, solen er for stærk.

Draw the curtain, the sun is too strong.

Underbukserne er for små.

The underpants are too small.

For meget sol kan skade huden.

Too much sun can harm the skin.

Pølsen er for varm, så jeg venter lidt.

The sausage is too hot, so I wait a bit.

Hans frygt for fremtiden er for stor.

His fear of the future is too great.

Modstanden mod projektet er for stor.

The resistance to the project is too great.

Det skønnes at aktien er for dyr, så han sælger den.

It is estimated that the stock is too expensive, so he is selling it.

Belysningen er for mørk, og derfor ødelægger den i høj grad scenografien.

The lighting is too dark, and therefore it ruins the set design to a high degree.

Hun er skam for stædig til at lytte.

She is indeed too stubborn to listen.

Hækken er sandelig for høj til at se over.

The hedge is certainly too high to see over.

Den der auktion deltog manden ikke i fordi den var for dyr.

That auction, the man did not participate in because it was too expensive.

Bilen er i det samme gear, men håndbremsen er for stram.

The car is in the same gear, but the handbrake is too tight.

Bankrådgiveren sagde at overtrækket er for stort.

The bank advisor said that the overdraft is too large.

Produceren skulle lige til at løbe ud af studiet fordi spændingen var for høj.

The producer was just about to run out of the studio because the tension was too high.

Den gamle sofa er desværre for kasseagtig.

The old sofa is unfortunately too boxy.

Fugtigheden i væksthuset var for lav til at hjælpe.

The humidity in the greenhouse was too low to help.

En saftig burger, den er enten meget smagfuld eller for fed.

A juicy burger, it is either very flavorful or too greasy.

Vi betragter det som farligt at skalere for hurtigt.

We regard it as dangerous to scale too quickly.

Kvinden syntes at det mekaniske ur gik i stå for ofte.

The woman thought that the mechanical watch stopped too often.

Hvis åbningen var for snæver, kunne de ikke klemme sig igennem.

If the opening was too narrow, they could not squeeze themselves through.

Manden havde ikke villet spise kagen, men den var for lækker.

The man hadn't wanted to eat the cake, but it was too delicious.

Hindringen var for stor, så vi har ikke kunnet hoppe over den.

The obstacle was too big, so we haven't been able to jump over it.

Gåden kan måske gå hen og blive for svær.

The riddle might end up becoming too difficult.

Bliver pusterøret for koldt, falder glasmassen af.

If the blowpipe gets too cold, the glass mass falls off.

Mågen flakser for vildt over stranden i dag.

The seagull flaps too wildly over the beach today.

Mine vandrestøvler var for tunge til at gå op ad hele bjergsiden.

My hiking boots were too heavy to walk up the whole mountainside.

Hun skjulte galskaben for de andre medlemmer.

She hid the madness from the other members.

De skjuler bekymringen for teenageren.

They hide the worry from the teenager.

Kapaciteten i højhastighedstoget er for lille til at stoppe trængslen.

The capacity in the high-speed train is too small to stop the congestion.

Symmetrisk er konstruktionen ikke fordi søjlen er for høj.

The structure is not symmetrical, because the column is too tall.

Høj er kuplen, men søjlen er desværre for lav.

The dome is tall, but the column is unfortunately too low.

Det blæser for meget, så vi spiller ikke golf i dag.

It is too windy, so we are not playing golf today.

De beskyttende forældre syntes at astrologen var for dominerende.

The protective parents thought that the astrologer was too dominating.

Bagbeklædningen er dog for lille til skabet!

The back panel really is too small for the cabinet!

Der bliver dog ødelagt for mange beslag her!

Too many brackets really are being ruined here!

Han kom for sent og glemte ovenikøbet sine nøgler.

He was late and on top of that forgot his keys.

For det første er lejligheden for dyr.

Firstly, the apartment is too expensive.

Kaffen er en smule for stærk.

The coffee is a bit too strong.

Efter min mening er filmen for lang.

In my opinion, the film is too long.

Mødet trak ud, så jeg kom for sent hjem.

The meeting dragged on, so I got home late.

Vores kat er for fed, så den skal spise mindre.

Our cat is too fat, so it has to eat less.

Læreren kommer for sent til timen.

The teacher is late for the class.

Hun kommer et kvarter for sent.

She is a quarter of an hour late.

Isen er for tynd, så gå ikke på den.

The ice is too thin, so do not walk on it.

Hun kom for meget sukker i kagen.

She added too much sugar to the cake.

Vægten på badeværelset viser to kilo for meget.

The scales in the bathroom show two kilos too much.

Hun kom for sent med vilje.

She came late on purpose.

Hun drak for meget og brækkede sig hele natten.

She drank too much and threw up all night.

Filmen har for meget vold.

The film has too much violence.

Mange synes at skatten er for høj.

Many people think that the tax is too high.

Vi må handle nu før det er for sent.

We must act now, before it is too late.

Politikerne handlede for langsomt.

The politicians acted too slowly.

Køretøjet kørte for hurtigt.

The vehicle was going too fast.

Hun var i forvejen trist da han kom for sent.

She was already sad when he came late.

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