{"id":1554,"date":"2017-05-31T14:33:28","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T14:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1554"},"modified":"2017-05-31T14:33:28","modified_gmt":"2017-05-31T14:33:28","slug":"just-do-it-giving-orders-in-danish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2017\/05\/31\/just-do-it-giving-orders-in-danish\/","title":{"rendered":"Just do it! Giving orders in Danish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1555\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/quiet-29763_640-291x350.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/quiet-29763_640-291x350.png 291w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/quiet-29763_640.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/>Bring my bag! Call the dog! Sometimes, there\u2019s little time to be <b>h\u00f8flig <\/b>(polite), and we need to give somebody a direct <b>ordre <\/b>(order). In English, we simply use the dictionary form of the verb (go! wait! shut up!) In Danish, it\u2019s almost just as easy to make the <b>bydeform<\/b> (imperative, literally \u201dbidding form\u201d). \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Do this: Find the right verb in your <b>ordbog<\/b> (dictionary), remove the final <b>-e<\/b>, say it!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Now, try it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>at hj\u00e6lpe<\/b> [yelpeh] &gt;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><b>Hj\u00e6lp mig lige med kufferten.<\/b> (Help me [merely\/just] with my suitcase.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>at nyde<\/b> (to enjoy) &gt; <b>Nyd ferien! <\/b>(Enjoy your holiday!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>at l\u00e6re <\/b>(to learn) &gt; <b>L\u00e6r dansk, min ven.<\/b> (Learn Danish, my friend.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">Please note: Double consonants (<i>ll, tt, pp\u2026<\/i>) are usually shortened when they get that sweet, final spot:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>at scanne<\/b> (to scan) &gt; <b>Scan to sider. <\/b>(Scan two pages.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>at snakke <\/b>(to chat, to talk) &gt; <b>Snak med mig! <\/b>(Talk with me!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Nemt, ikke?<\/b> (Easy, right?) \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">But\u2026 What if the dictionary form (AKA the infinitive) doesn\u2019t have a fancy <b>-e <\/b>extension? Well, then it\u2019s just like you know it from English: <i>no change<\/i>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>at se<\/b> (to see) &gt; <b>Se solen!<\/b> (Look at the sun!)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>at sl\u00e5 gr\u00e6sset<\/b> (to cut the lawn) &gt; <b>Sl\u00e5 gr\u00e6sset i morgen!<\/b> (Cut the lawn tomorrow!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">But\u2026 What if the word looks weird without the <b>-e<\/b>?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Yes, that\u2019s one of the fun details of Danish! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Imagine ordering somebody to <b>cykle<\/b> (ride a bike), then <b>klatre<\/b> (climb) somewhere\u2026 Wouldn\u2019t it be impossible to pronounce?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Cykl til huset og klatr op i tr\u00e6et! <\/b>(Ride your bike to the house and climb up into the tree!)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Surprise \u2013 it\u2019s actually official Danish. In the spoken language, I guess, people often say it in other ways, for example using <b>skal<\/b> (have to, must, shall):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>I skal cykle til huset og klatre\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Of course, lovers of <b>krydsogtv\u00e6rs<\/b> (crossword puzzle) know their <b>smadr! hamr! \u00e6ndr! <\/b>(crush! hammer! change!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"291\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/quiet-29763_640-291x350.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/quiet-29763_640-291x350.png 291w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2017\/05\/quiet-29763_640.png 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><p>Bring my bag! Call the dog! Sometimes, there\u2019s little time to be h\u00f8flig (polite), and we need to give somebody a direct ordre (order). In English, we simply use the dictionary form of the verb (go! wait! shut up!) 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