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Learn Danish: skifte - to replace / to change, to switch

Danish
/Ongoing actions (være i gang med at)
/skifte

skifte

Word

skifte

Meaning

to replace / to change, to switch

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Ongoing actions (være i gang med at)

Usages of skifte

I går var han i gang med at skifte tapetet.

Yesterday he was in the middle of replacing the wallpaper.

Jeg tror at håndværkeren skiftede tapetet.

I think that the craftsman replaced the wallpaper.

Vi skal jo skifte den ridsede ramme.

We must change the scratched frame, you know.

Jeg får dækket skiftet og bremsen tjekket i morgen.

I am getting the tire changed and the brake checked tomorrow.

Hun insisterer på at de skifter madrassen med det samme.

She insists that they change the mattress immediately.

Han skifter hastigheden og færdiggør processen på ti minutter.

He changes the speed and completes the process in ten minutes.

Jeg glæder mig til at vi skal skifte de gamle fliser.

I am looking forward to us changing the old tiles.

Hængslet bliver skiftet af håndværkeren.

The hinge is being replaced by the craftsman.

Unge skifter ofte job hvorimod ældre ønsker stabilitet i arbejdslivet.

Young people often change jobs whereas older people desire stability in working life.

Man er nødt til at bruge koblingen for at skifte gear.

One has to use the clutch to change gears.

Hun skiftede tandhjulet og fjederen som var i stykker.

She replaced the gear and the spring that were broken.

Kan du skifte pæren i køkkenet?

Can you change the bulb in the kitchen?

Moden skifter hele tiden.

Fashion changes all the time.

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