Learn Danish: Bilen skred på den våde vej. - The car skidded on the wet road.

Yes! While saying Skrid! is very common slang for 'Get lost!' or 'Piss off!', the literal meaning of the verb at skride is to slide, slip, or skid. In this sentence, the car is literally skidding.

What kind of verb is skred and how does it conjugate?

It comes from the infinitive at skride. It is a strong verb, meaning it changes its inner vowel rather than adding a regular past tense suffix. The main forms are skrider (present), skred (past), and er skredet (past participle).

Why does the sentence use den våde vej instead of attaching the definite ending directly to the noun, like in bilen?

This is the Danish double definite rule. When you add an adjective (våd) to a definite noun, you must use the separate front article (den for common gender nouns) and add an -e to the adjective (våde). The noun itself then drops its definite suffix, remaining as the base word vej.

Why do we use the preposition på here instead of i?

When talking about the physical surface of a street or road, Danish consistently uses på, just like English uses 'on'. You drive på vejen and walk på gaden. You typically only see i used with streets when referring to an address or being physically located in a specific named street.