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From Lesson 322:Causal clauses (da)·Danish

Usages of da

Da kongen var syg, tog regeringen magten.
Since the king was sick, the government took the power.
Da hæren ikke var her, angreb fjenden byen.
Since the army was not here, the enemy attacked the city.
Regeringen var nervøs da krigen var lang.
The government was nervous since the war was long.
Da dronningen elskede landet, fejrede hun sejren.
Since the queen loved the country, she celebrated the victory.
Kongen mistede magten da han ikke stolede på hæren.
The king lost the power since he did not trust the army.
Da fjenden angreb om vinteren, tabte de krigen.
Since the enemy attacked in the winter, they lost the war.
Da der var fred, beholdt regeringen magten efter sejren.
Since there was peace, the government kept the power after the victory.
Hæren var træt efter sejren da fjenden angreb igen.
The army was tired after the victory since the enemy attacked again.
Da krigen var farlig, gav kongen magten til regeringen.
Since the war was dangerous, the king gave the power to the government.
Da fjenden var stærk, sendte dronningen hæren for at forsvare byen.
Since the enemy was strong, the queen sent the army to defend the city.
Da fjenden angreb, forsvarede kongen slottet.
Since the enemy attacked, the king defended the castle.
Dronningen fik magten tilbage da hæren vandt krigen.
The queen got the power back since the army won the war.
Da Mars er længere væk, er den langt koldere.
Since Mars is farther away, it is far colder.
Da tyngdekraften er langt svagere der, forsvinder atmosfæren hurtigere.
Since the gravity is far weaker there, the atmosphere disappears faster.
Da virksomheden mangler penge, forudsiges det at aktien falder.
Since the company lacks money, it is predicted that the stock will fall.
Da han var egoistisk, beholdt han jo nok formuen.
Since he was selfish, he probably kept the fortune.
Da fordelingen er færdig, kan vi jo nok begynde.
Since the distribution is finished, we can probably begin.
Hun er lidt af en nørd da hun er besat af spillet.
She is a bit of a nerd, since she is obsessed with the game.
Da chefen er noget af en fanatiker, slapper han aldrig af.
Since the boss is quite a fanatic, he never relaxes.
Jeg syntes at drengen var uopmærksom da han ikke havde villet lytte.
I thought that the boy was inattentive since he hadn't wanted to listen.
Løber vi andre væk da dyret er farligt.
So the rest of us run away, since the animal is dangerous.
Da vi har meget skrammel i kælderen, vil vi sortere alle vores gamle cykler.
Since we have a lot of junk in the basement, we want to sort all our old bicycles.
Cyklen mangler luft i dækket da ventilen er gået i stykker.
The bicycle lacks air in the tire since the valve is broken.
Da helgner ofte var fattige, gav ridderen dem sine egne penge.
Since saints were often poor, the knight gave them his own money.

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