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50 Essential Verbs

The 50 most useful Danish verbs — from 'at være' (to be) to 'at prøve' (to try). The building blocks of every sentence.

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være
to be
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have(en)
to have
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gøre
to do / make
4
kunne
to be able to / can
5
ville
to want / will
6
skulle
shall / should
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sige
to say
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komme
to come
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gå
to go / walk
10
se
to see
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vide
to know (a fact)
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tage
to take
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give
to give
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finde
to find
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tænke
to think
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få
to get / receive
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stå
to stand
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sidde
to sit
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ligge
to lie (down)
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lægge
to put / lay
21
bruge
to use
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spise
to eat
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drikke
to drink
24
sove
to sleep
25
købe
to buy
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arbejde(et)
to work
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lære
to learn / teach
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forstå
to understand
29
tale
to speak / talk
30
skrive
to write
31
læse
to read
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høre
to hear
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hjælpe
to help
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bo
to live (reside)
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hedde
to be called / named
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betale
to pay
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elske
to love
38
lege
to play (children)
39
spille
to play (games/music)
40
rejse
to travel
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vente
to wait
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køre
to drive / ride
43
holde
to hold / keep
44
åbne
to open
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lukke
to close
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lave
to make / do
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bede
to ask / request
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svare
to answer
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prøve
to try
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leve
to live (be alive)
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