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This page gives 100 Danish words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Danish vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Danish vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Danish linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

Here are 100 Danish words on “Connectors and prepositions”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Danish	English
lige ved at	about to
ifølge	according to
faktisk	actually
efter at	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
mod	against
alligevel	all the same
skønt	although
og	and
så	as a result
som om	as if
samt	as well as
hos	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
i forbindelse med	at the time of
for	becauseConjunction, formal register
fordi	becauseEveryday use
før	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
inden	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
men også	but also
af	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
selv om	even if
for	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
fra	fromProvenance, origin
desuden	furthermore
hvis	if
i tilfælde af at	in case
i stedet for	instead of
derudover	moreover
på	on
på den ene side	on one hand
derimod	on the other handContrast, informal register
i betragtning af at	seeing that
siden	sinceStarting point in time
derfor	that is why
derved	therefore
således	thus
til	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
når	whenEveryday use
mens	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
mens	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
uden at	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Danish	English
over	above
så meget mere som	all the more so since
langs	along
blandt	amongWithin a larger group
rundt om	around
i kølvandet på	as a result of
allerede fra	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
fra og med	as from
så snart	as soon as
på grund af	because of
i øvrigt	besides
trods	despite
trods alt	despite everything
som følge af	due to
langt fra	far from
i forlængelse af	following
for eksempel	for example
af frygt for at	for fear that
foran	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
med henblik på at	in order to
midt i	in the middle of
i færd med at	in the process of
forresten	incidentally
nemlig	indeed
for så vidt som	insofar as
nær ved	near
ved siden af	next to
hverken	nor
ellers	otherwise
snarere end	rather than
på en sådan måde at	so as to
takket være	thanks to
indtil	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
ved hjælp af	using
med sigte på	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Danish	English
hvad angår	as regards
på kanten af	at the edge of
hinsides	beyond
kort sagt	briefly
vedrørende	concerning
følgelig	consequently
i modsætning til	contrary to
til sidst	eventually
undtagen	except
bortset fra	except for
for det første	firstly
med andre ord	in other words
opsummerende	in short
ligefuldt	nevertheless
ikke desto mindre	nonetheless
tværtimod	on the contrary
til gengæld	on the other handContrast, formal register
under påskud af at	on the pretext that
uden for	outside
på betingelse af at	provided that
parat til	ready to
for det andet	secondly
eftersom	sinceA reason the listener already knows
gennem	through
gennem hele	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Danish words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Danish vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.