{"id":1736,"date":"2018-08-24T10:34:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T10:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2018-08-24T10:34:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T10:34:08","slug":"nothing-and-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2018\/08\/24\/nothing-and-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing and everything"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sometimes *everything* seems chaotic, and *nothing* makes sense. Fortunately, the language we speak provides us with words to communicate these extremes. Let\u2019s look at the Danish all-inclusive menu of nothingness\u2026<\/p>\n

In order to \u201dremove\u201d things when speaking Danish, ingen<\/strong> (no one) and ikke<\/strong> (not) are your best tools.
\nCombine ikke<\/strong> with noget <\/strong>(anything) or nogen<\/strong> (anyone), and there\u2019s nothing you can\u2019t eliminate! \ud83d\ude42
\nDer er ingen hjemme.<\/strong> (There\u2019s nobody at home.)
\nDe havde ingen penge.<\/strong> (They had no money.)
\nHun kendte ikke nogen i den store by.<\/strong> (She knew no one in the big city. \/ She didn\u2019t know anybody in the big city.)
\nDu g\u00e5r ingen vegne <\/strong>[vye-neh]!<\/strong> (Don\u2019t you go anywhere!)
\nMen jeg har jo ikke gjort noget!<\/strong> (But I haven\u2019t done anything!)
\nDet ved jeg ikke noget om\u2026<\/strong> (I know nothing about that\u2026)
\nMias familie har en hundehvalp, men vi har ikke nogen. <\/strong>(Mia\u2019s family has got a puppy, but we haven\u2019t got any.)<\/p>\n

Instead of ikke noget<\/strong> (nothing) it\u2019s also possible to say intet<\/strong> and ingenting<\/strong>. Intet<\/strong> sounds a bit more affirmative and maybe literary, but there are no strict rules here\u2026
\nDer er intet i verden s\u00e5 stille som sne.<\/strong> (There\u2019s nothing in the world as silent as snow. \u2013 A saying which comes from an old song<\/a>. \ud83d\ude42 )
\nHvad t\u00e6nker du p\u00e5? \u2013 Ingenting.<\/strong> (What are you thinking about? \u2013 Nothing.)<\/p>\n

When feeling linguistically inclusive, use some variety of alle <\/strong>(everybody, literally \u201deverybodies\u201d), alt<\/strong> (everything) or hver(t)<\/strong> (each).
\nAlle har v\u00e6ret s\u00e5 s\u00f8de og rare!<\/strong> (Everybody\u2019s been so kind and friendly! \u2013 Note that the adjectivs take the plural form!<\/em>)
\nAlle b\u00f8rnene legede p\u00e5 stranden. <\/strong>(All the children were playing at the beach.)
\nAlt var stille.<\/strong> (Everything was quiet.)
\nHver dag er en ny dag.<\/strong> (Every day is a new day.)<\/p>\n

Of course it is also possible to talk about time in extreme ways! \ud83d\ude42
\nJeg vil altid elske dig.<\/strong> (I will always love you.)
\nHvorfor vasker du aldrig op?<\/strong> (Why do you never do the dishes?)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Sometimes *everything* seems chaotic, and *nothing* makes sense. Fortunately, the language we speak provides us with words to communicate these extremes. Let\u2019s look at the Danish all-inclusive menu of nothingness\u2026 In order to \u201dremove\u201d things when speaking Danish, ingen (no one) and ikke (not) are your best tools. Combine ikke with noget (anything) or nogen…<\/p>\n

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