Present Tense Flashcards
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Verber i nutid (present tense)
Danish verbs in the present tense typically end in “-r”
Jeg spiser
Jeg (I) + spise (to eat) + -r
Du taler
Du (you) + tale (to speak) + -r
Han skriver
Han (he) + skrive (to write) + -r
Verb conjugation rule
For most verbs, add “-r” to the infinitive
Vi bor
Vi (we) + bo (to live) + -r
De læser
De (they) + læse (to read) + -r
Uregelmæssige verber
Irregular verbs do not always follow the “-r” rule
Jeg er
Irregular verb “at være” (to be) conjugates to “er”
Du har
Irregular verb “at have” (to have) conjugates to “har”
Vi gør
Irregular verb “at gøre” (to do) conjugates to “gør”
Han tager
Irregular verb “at tage” (to take) conjugates to “tager”
Negation in present tense
Place “ikke” after the verb to negate
Jeg spiser ikke
Add “ikke” after “spiser”
Du taler ikke
Add “ikke” after “taler”
Ordstilling
The typical word order is Subject + Verb + Object
Han spiser æblet
SVO structure: Han (S) + spiser (V) + æblet (O)
Vi ser filmen
SVO structure: Vi (S) + ser (V) + filmen (O)
Spørgsmål i nutid
For yes/no questions, switch subject and verb
Taler du engelsk?
Inversion: Taler (V) + du (S)
Spiser han frokost?
Inversion: Spiser (V) + han (S)
Objektspronomen i nutid
Object pronouns follow the verb in Danish
Jeg ser ham
Ham (him) as the object after “ser” (see)
Hun kender mig
Mig (me) as the object after “kender” (know)