Jun 9, 2018
~ 09-06-2018 ~ Social studies notes from a while ago. My group had an oral exam on refugees’ impact on the economy. We did really well. Have a good weekend
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~ 09-06-2018 ~ Social studies notes from a while ago. My group had an oral exam on refugees’ impact on the economy. We did really well. Have a good weekend
Danish idom of the day
“Der er ugler i mosen”
Direct translation: There are owls in the bog/swamp
Meaning: Something suspicious is happening. When you have a feeling that something is wrong behind the scenes
Danish idom of the day
“Der er ikke noget som er så skidt at det ikke er godt for noget”
Direct translation: Nothing is so bad that it is good for nothing
Meaning: Sometimes things that seem bad at first can lead to something good
When you are learning danish, you learn about the two genders for nouns. Neuter- and common gender. It may seem that there are no way to know, which is true, unfortunately. But here are some things you can do and remember when trying to use the right articles for nouns.
The articles
Noun genders are expressed in the article in the sigular form of the noun. Almost all nouns are conjugated this way, though there are some exeptions. You cannot know when a noun is irregular, you just have to learn it by heart.
Common gender
En dreng (a boy)
Drengen (the boy)
Drenge (boys)
Drengene (the boys)
Exeption
En mand (a man)
Manden ( the man)
Mænd (men)
Mændene (the men)
Neuter gender
Et skib (a ship)
Skibet (the ship)
Skibe (ships)
Skibene (the ships)
Exeption
Et får (a sheep)
Fåret (the sheep)
Får (sheep)
Fårene (the sheep)
Some nouns are irregular and like in english, only exist in either singular or plural form. Ex.
No plural
Noget kaffe (some coffee)
Noget græs (some grass)
No singular
Bukser (pants)
Tøj (clothes)
Rules
The list of rules here is from Dansk Sprognævn and kindly translated to English by the Duolingo user tbarasmussen who, by the way, will be glad to help you with any further questions.
COMMON (EN)
Used with the majority of all Danish nouns (75%)
Typically used with words describing animals and human being; for example:
en dreng (a boy)
en far (a dad)
en lærer (a teacher)
en kone (a wife)
en udlænding (a foreigner)
en tysker (a German)
en hund (a dog)
en kat (a cat)
en ko (a cow)
en laks (a salmon)
en hest (a horse)
en mus (a mouse)
EXCEPTION et barn (a child)
EXCEPTION et menneske (a human)
EXCEPTION et postbud (a letter carrier)
EXCEPTION et dyr (an animal)
EXCEPTION et egern (a squirrel)
EXCEPTION et svin (a pig; a swine)
Typically used with words describing plants, trees, and fruits; for example:
en birk (a birch)
en blomst (a flower)
en bøg (a beech)
en nød (a nut)
en pære (a pear)
en banan (a banana)
en eg (an oak tree)
en rose (a rose)
en tulipan (a tulip)
EXCEPTION et bær (a berry)
EXCEPTION et frø (seed)
EXCEPTION et løg (an onion)
EXCEPTION et træ (a tree)
EXCEPTION et æble (an apple)
Typically used with words describing streams; for example:
en å (a stream; a small river)
en flod (a river)
en strøm (a stream)
en bæk (a brook)
Typically used with words ending on -else, -ance, -dom, -ence, -er, -hed, -ing, -isme, -sion, -ør; for example:
en bevægelse (a move)
en forsinkelse (a delay)
en overraskelse (a surprise)
en skuffelse (a disappointment)
en tilladelse (a permission)
en ambulance (an ambulance)
en chance (a chance)
en debutant (a debutant)
en variant (a variant)
en ejendom (a property)
en sygdom (an illness)
en kompetence (a competence)
en konference (a conference)
en bager (a baker)
en hastighed (a speed)
en lejlighed (a flat)
en parkering (a parking)
en stilling (a job)
fascismen (the fascism)
kommunismen (the communism)
en diskussion (a discussion)
en direktør (a business manager)
en frisør (a hairdresser; a barber)
EXCEPTION et spøgelse (a ghost)
EXCEPTION et værelse (a room)
NEUTER (ET)
Typically used with words describing substances or masses, for example:
brødet (the bread)
glasset (the glass)
guldet (the gold)
jernet (the iron)
kødet (the meat)
papiret (the paper)
sølvet (the silver)
vandet (the water)
EXCEPTION jorden (the earth; the ground)
EXCEPTION luften (the air)
EXCEPTION regnen (the rain)
Typically used with words describing areas and location
et amt (a county)
et distrikt (a district)
et kontinent (a continent)
et land (a country)
et sogn (a parish)
et torv (a square)
EXCEPTION en by (a city)
EXCEPTION en gård (a farm)
EXCEPTION en ø (an island)
Typically used with words ending –dømme, -ri, -ed, -um; for example:
et herredømme (a supremacy)
et omdømme (a reputation)
et bageri (a bakery)
et hoved (a head)
et marked (a market)
et gymnasium (a high school)
et museum (a museum)
Things to remember
You can always ask a native speaker if you are unsure of a noun, they are usually happy to help you
When reading and listening to danish, you quickly get at grasp of what words are neuter.
Most native speakers dont mind it when you gender a noun incorrecly. Its not that big of a deal and dosn’t make the sentence incomprehensible
Hope this post helps some people :-)
22/4 2017 April bullet journal spread. Trying to look artsy for Tumblr...ahaha
4/5 2017 Busy week with midterms and project writing. Looking forward to the weekend. The weather has been so nice the last couple of days. Tbh thank you so much for the response to my last post! Being extra for Tumblr again hehe
How to start a Bullet Journal
Hi!
So I’ve recently started to get more into Bullet Journaling and for no particular reason, I have decided to make a long post about starting one. It really helped me to plan out school events, birthdays and other ideas or random events. I hope you enjoy!
Why start a Bullet Journal?
There really aren’t any reasons why NOT to start one. It´s really just like any other planner but without the restraint of the pre-made pages and layouts. Furthermore, you can, as the name suggests, use it as a journal, diary or even as a sketchbook. The possibilities are endless, it is up to you what you choose to do with your Bullet Journal. The main goal is to organize your life in one place, rather than on a bunch of sticky notes and to-do lists.
More reasons to start a Bullet Journal
27/2 2017
Hi, everyone!
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Some photos I took yesterday when updating my bullet journal. I will probably not be studying this week due to visits to different gymnasiums. In Denmark, you graduate middle school at 15 years old, and then go to the gymnasium for 3 years.
But after that, I have tons of notes to rewrite and review.