Danish Adjectives

Welcome to the second Danish lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Danish to help you practice your daily phrases.

black sort

grey grå

white hvid

blue blå

green grøn

yellow gul

red rød

brown brun

Adjectives Grammar Rules

In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar Rules - Danish
my house is white [noun + adjective] mit hus er hvidt
your country is big [noun + adjective] deres land er stort
new books are expensive [plural + adjective] nye bøger er dyre
we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] vi er tilfredse her
she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] hun har tre små hunde
this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] dette sprog er meget let
I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] jeg har et lille drivhus

We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.

cold forkølelse

hot varmt

cloudy overskyet

rainy fuldt

snowy sne

sunny solrigt

windy blæsende

warm varm

Conversation in Danish

Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.

English - Danish
hi hej
how are you? hvordan har du det?
I'm good, thank you jeg har det godt, tak
and you? og du?
what is your name? hvad er dit navn?
my name is Maya mit navn er maya
nice to meet you rart at møde dig

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