{"id":595,"date":"2012-06-30T11:49:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-30T11:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=595"},"modified":"2012-06-30T11:52:48","modified_gmt":"2012-06-30T11:52:48","slug":"studenterhue-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2012\/06\/30\/studenterhue-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Studenterhue Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

First of all, I\u2019m happy to tell you that some friends helped me create a video illustrating the D-R-G pronunciation post. Go check it out<\/span><\/a>!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Studenter driving past. Unfortunately, a photo can\u2019t capture the sounds of screaming, laughter and honks\u2026<\/p><\/div>\n

Secondly\u2026 Wait a second, I can\u2019t concentrate, a lastbil<\/strong> (lorry) full of studenter<\/strong> is driving past my house; through the flower-decorated scaffold that prevents the 18-year-olds from falling off the truck body, the young men and women are screaming with joy and excitement, whistling whistles and honking horns! It\u2019s June, and it\u2019s time for the studenter<\/strong> celebrations.<\/p>\n

This needs some explanation\u2026 In England or the US, a \u2019student\u2019 is usually someone who\u2019s studying at a school, college or university. Well, the word \u2013 with the pronunciation \u2019stoo-DENT\u2019 \u2013 may mean that in Danish too! Most often, however, someone studying, say, medicine or Danish<\/a>, is called a \u2019studerende\u2019 [stoo-DEH-or-neh] (literally \u2019a studying one\u2019).<\/p>\n

What about student<\/strong>, then? In Denmark, the \u201dupper secondary school\u201d is called a gymnasium<\/strong> (most people just say gymnasie<\/strong>, without that Latin<\/a> -um stuff). If you\u2019re considering a higher education at a college or a university, this is the school to attend. Most people start at 15 in the class called f\u00f8rste G<\/strong> (first G), and finish three years later in tredje G<\/strong> (third G). Those who pass the studentereksamen<\/strong> (final gymnasium<\/strong> exam), are called studenter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Being a student<\/strong> is great! You get a white studenterhue<\/strong> (\u201dpassed-the-exam cap\u201d), that you proudly wear everywhere in the weeks following the final exams in early June. The school has a formal celebration for you, where all the teachers and pupils join each other in the group dance called lancier<\/strong> (pronounce [langSHEH], the name is French). After three years in the system, you\u2019re free! You\u2019re free, and you did it! You passed the exams, you proved to the world and yourself that you are someone! Now the whole world lies open, with endless possibilities ahead\u2026 But before that, of course, it\u2019s time to take an \u00f8l<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We haven\u2019t talked about Danish compounds yet, but in most of the cases, you just lump two words together: vand<\/strong> \u2019water\u2019 + flaske<\/strong> \u2019bottle\u2019 = vandflaske<\/strong> \u2019water bottle\u2019. In this respect, the word student<\/strong> belongs to an extremely small group of words that take an –er<\/em> ending: student<\/strong> + hue<\/strong> \u2019cap\u2019 = studenterhue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

First of all, I\u2019m happy to tell you that some friends helped me create a video illustrating the D-R-G pronunciation post. Go check it out! Secondly\u2026 Wait a second, I can\u2019t concentrate, a lastbil (lorry) full of studenter is driving past my house; through the flower-decorated scaffold that prevents the 18-year-olds from falling off the…<\/p>\n

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