Danish A1 Grammar – Explained in English
1. Definite and Indefinite Nouns
In Danish, articles are attached to the noun. "a" (indefinite) and "the" (definite) are shown like this:
EN words (common gender): - en bog (a book) - bogen (the book) ET words (neuter gender): - et hus (a house) - huset (the house)
2. Personal Pronouns
Used in place of the subject noun:
jeg – I (আমি) du – you (তুমি) han – he (সে) hun – she (সে) den / det – it (এটি) vi – we (আমরা) I – you (তোমরা) de – they (তারা)
3. Present Tense Verbs
For regular verbs, add -r to the stem. Used for current actions or habits.
at bo (to live) → jeg bor i København (I live in Copenhagen) at spise (to eat) → han spiser ris (He eats rice)
4. Gender of Nouns
Danish has two genders: common and neuter.
Common (en): en stol (a chair) Neuter (et): et bord (a table)
5. Plural Nouns
Usually formed by adding -er, -e, or irregular forms.
- en ven → venner (friends) - et barn → børn (children) - en bil → biler (cars)
6. Questions
Yes/No questions start with the verb. WH-questions use question words.
Verb-first: Kommer du fra Bangladesh? (Are you from Bangladesh?) WH-word: Hvad laver du? (What are you doing?)
7. Adjectives
Adjectives change based on the gender and number of the noun they describe.
Common: en stor bil (a big car) Neuter: et stort hus (a big house) Plural: store biler (big cars)
8. Negation
Use ikke to negate a verb. It usually comes after the verb.
Jeg forstår ikke dansk. (I don’t understand Danish.)
9. Word Order
Normal order is Subject–Verb–Object. Time expressions can change the order.
Han spiser morgenmad. (He eats breakfast.) Om morgenen spiser han morgenmad. (In the morning, he eats breakfast.)
10. Possessive Pronouns
Used to show ownership, agrees with noun’s number and gender.
min ven (my friend) mit hus (my house) mine bøger (my books)
Danish A1 Grammar – Extended with Bangla
11. Demonstratives (This, That)
Danish uses den, det, and de to say \"this/that/these/those\" based on gender and number.
den bil (that car – common) det hus (that house – neuter) de børn (those children – plural)
12. Modal Verbs
Used to express ability, necessity, or permission. The verb after a modal verb remains in infinitive form.
jeg kan tale dansk (I can speak Danish) du skal arbejde i morgen (You must work tomorrow) må jeg komme ind? (May I come in?)
13. Conjunctions
Used to connect words and sentences.
og – and
men – but
fordi – because
eller – or
når – when
14. Prepositions of Place
Prepositions indicate location or direction.
på – on
under – under
i – in
ved siden af – beside
foran – in front of