If you're trying to learn Danish Negation which is also called Dansk, check our courses about Negation and negative expressions... to help you with your Danish grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Danish. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Danish Negation is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Danish language. But first we need to know what the role of Negation is in the structure of the grammar in Danish.
Danish negation is the process that turns an affirmative statement (I am happy) into its opposite denial (I am not happy). Here are some examples:
| English Negation | Danish Negation |
|---|---|
| Negation | Negation |
| he is not here | han er ikke her |
| that is not my book | det er ikke min bog |
| do not enter | kommer ikke ind |
Notice the structure of the Negation in Danish.
Below is a list of the Negation and negative expressions in Danish placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Danish vocabulary.
| English Negation | Danish Negation |
|---|---|
| I don't speak | Jeg taler ikke |
| I don't write | Jeg skriver ikke |
| I don't drive | Jeg ved ikke køre |
| I don't love | Jeg elsker ikke |
| I don't give | Jeg giver ikke |
| I don't smile | Jeg ved ikke smile |
| I don't take | Jeg tager ikke |
| he doesn't speak | han taler ikke |
| he doesn't write | han skriver ikke |
| he doesn't drive | han ikke køre |
| he doesn't love | han elsker ikke |
| he doesn't give | han giver ikke |
| he doesn't smile | han ikke smile |
| he doesn't take | han tager ikke |
| we don't speak | vi taler ikke |
| we don't write | vi ikke skrive |
| we don't drive | vi ikke køre |
| we don't love | vi elsker ikke |
| we don't give | vi giver ikke |
| we don't smile | vi ikke smile |
| we don't take | vi tager ikke imod |
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