How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Danish words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 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: verb patterns

To need, to be about to, to remember: the Danish verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.

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

Level 1: easy 38 words

Danish	English
have ret til at	to be allowed to
bruges til	to be used for
bebrejde sig selv	to blame oneself
tilkalde	to call upon
fortsætte med	to carry on doing
vælge at	to choose to
komme tilbage	to come back
komme ind	to come in
klare sig uden	to do without
forvente	to expect
udfylde	to fill in
have svært ved at	to find it hard to
blive færdig med	to finish doing
glemme at	to forget to
stige på	to get on
give anledning til	to give rise to
gribe det an	to go about it
gå ind igen	to go back inside
gå ud med	to go out with
passere gennem	to go through
lige have gjort	to have just done
hjælpe med	to help to
meddele	to inform of
lære at	to learn to
tage sig af	to look afterTake charge of
se på	to look at
søge efter	to look for
være opmærksom på	to pay attention to
klare sig	to pull through
finde sig i	to put up with
indse	to realiseBecome aware of something
komme sig	to recover
regne med	to rely on
mindes	to remember
gå i gang med	to start doing
standse	to stop
tage af	to take off
begribe	to work out

Level 2: medium 36 words

Danish	English
gå med til at	to agree to
interessere sig for	to be interested in
være nødt til	to be obliged to
være stolt af	to be proud of
blive bevidst om	to become aware of
falde til ro	to calm down
indhente	to catch up
indtræffe	to come about
beslutte at	to decide to
drømme om	to dream of
opmuntre til	to encourage to
klæde sig på	to get dressed
tage fejl	to get it wrong
gifte sig	to get married
forberede sig på	to get ready to
stå op	to get up
opgive	to give up
uddele	to hand out
more sig	to have fun
holde tilbage	to hold back
have til hensigt at	to intend to
pleje	to look afterSee to someone’s well-being
bestemme sig	to make up one’s mind
lægge på plads	to put away
udskyde	to put off
udvise	to show evidence of
gå fra hinanden	to split up
holde op med	to stop doing
tage fat på	to tackle
tage hensyn til	to take into account
tænke over	to think over
stole på	to trust
afvise	to turn down
slukke	to turn off
benytte sig af	to use
vågne	to wake up

Level 3: hard 26 words

Danish	English
risikere at	to be likely to
mistro	to be wary of
bryde sig om	to care about
støde på	to come across
fortjene at	to deserve to
hellige sig	to devote oneself to
falde i søvn	to fall asleep
tvinge til	to force to
blive vred	to get angry
kede sig	to get bored
gennemgå	to go over
slå sig	to hurt oneself
insistere på	to insist on
opfordre til	to invite to
glæde sig til	to look forward to
slå op	to look up
gøre grin med	to make fun
klare skærene	to manage
modsætte sig	to oppose
tage på	to put on
fortryde	to regret
ane	to suspect
påtage sig	to take charge of
ansætte	to take on
overveje	to think of
klæde sig af	to undress

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Danish words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 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.