{"id":1283,"date":"2015-08-27T22:30:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T22:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2015-08-27T22:30:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-27T22:30:20","slug":"strong-verbs-are-not-random","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2015\/08\/27\/strong-verbs-are-not-random\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong verbs are not random"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s time to take a look at grammatik<\/b> (grammar) again. (I bet you\u2019ve savnet<\/b> \u2013 missed \u2013 it!) If you \u2026 a certain kind of very active words, you can hardly \u2026 a sentence. In other words:<\/i> Verbs are a necessary evil! :-]<\/p>\n

Kaja <\/b>spiser<\/b> en is. Per <\/b>spiste<\/b> en is. Ungerne <\/b>har spist<\/b> en is. <\/b>(Kaja eats an ice-cream. Per ate\u2026 The kids have eaten\u2026)<\/p>\n

As you know, normal \u2013 or \u201dweak\u201d \u2013 verbs are piece of cake in Danish. You have a root (like spis-<\/b>), you add an ending (-te<\/b> or -ede<\/b> in the past tense), and voila! The real trouble comes with the \u201dstrong\u201d verbs, since they\u2019re irregular and you have to learn them by heart. It\u2019s a little bit like learning to count.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re the kind of learner that loves schemes and little tables, however, I\u2019ve got some splendid news for you: There\u2019s a method in the madness!<\/p>\n

For example, if you know the inflection (the various forms) of at g\u00e5<\/b> to walk<\/i>, you can also inflect at f\u00e5<\/b> to get <\/i>(the er\/har <\/b>split has something to do with movement \u2013 please don\u2019t mind it too much now!):<\/p>\n

at g\u00e5 \u2013 g\u00e5r \u2013 gik \u2013 er g\u00e5et<\/b><\/p>\n

at f\u00e5 \u2013 f\u00e5r \u2013 fik \u2013 har f\u00e5et<\/b><\/p>\n

However, here comes to stand<\/i>: at st\u00e5 \u2013 st\u00e5r \u2013 stod \u2013 har st\u00e5et<\/b>. See? Nothing is clear-cut in the land of strong verbalization! But at least there are some neat patterns for you to lean on! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Have you noticed al the verbs that are inflected like at blive<\/b> to become<\/i>?<\/p>\n

at blive<\/b> \u2013 bliver \u2013 blev \u2013 er blevet<\/b><\/p>\n

at skrive <\/b>to write <\/i>\u2013 skriver \u2013 skrev \u2013 har skrevet<\/b><\/p>\n

at skrige <\/b>to scream <\/i>\u2013 skriver \u2013 skreg \u2013 har skreget<\/b><\/p>\n

at bide<\/b> to bite<\/i> \u2013 bider \u2013 bed \u2013 har bidt<\/b><\/p>\n

at lide<\/b> to suffer <\/i>\u2013 lider \u2013 led \u2013 har lidt<\/b><\/p>\n

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Or, with a vowel twist:<\/p>\n

at nyde <\/b>to enjoy<\/i> \u2013 nyder \u2013 n\u00f8d \u2013 har nydt<\/b><\/p>\n

at snyde <\/b>to cheat <\/i>\u2013 snyder \u2013 sn\u00f8d \u2013 har snydt<\/b><\/p>\n

at flyde <\/b>to float <\/i>\u2013 flyder \u2013 fl\u00f8d \u2013 har flydt<\/b><\/p>\n

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Then of course there\u2019s also the happy family of verbs echoing at drikke<\/b> to drink<\/i>:<\/p>\n

at drikke \u2013 drikker \u2013 drak \u2013 har drukket<\/b><\/p>\n

at finde \u2013 finder \u2013 fandt \u2013 har fundet<\/b><\/p>\n

at vinde \u2013 vinder \u2013 vandt \u2013 har vundet<\/b><\/p>\n

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Feel free to explore further patterns in your own list of wicked\u00a0verbs!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

It\u2019s time to take a look at grammatik (grammar) again. (I bet you\u2019ve savnet \u2013 missed \u2013 it!) If you \u2026 a certain kind of very active words, you can hardly \u2026 a sentence. In other words: Verbs are a necessary evil! :-] Kaja spiser en is. Per spiste en is. Ungerne har spist en…<\/p>\n

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