Verbs in Danish

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Danish verbs list below will help you learn common Danish verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Danish. For even more Danish verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Danish at the end of the page.

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Basic Danish Verbs

English	Danish
to open in Danish	at åbne (åbner, åbnede, åbnet)
to close in Danish	at lukke (lukker, lukkede, lukket)
to sit in Danish	at sidde (sidder, sad, siddet)
to stand in Danish	at stå (står, stod, stået)
to know in Danish	at vide (ved, vidste, vidst)
to think in Danish	at tænke (tænker, tænkte, tænkt)
to win in Danish	at vinde (vinder, vandt, vundet)
to lose in Danish	at tabe (taber, tabte, tabt)
to ask in Danish	at spørge (spørger, spurgte, spurgt)
to answer in Danish	at svare (svarer, svarede, svaret)
to help in Danish	at hjælpe (hjælper, hjalp, hjulpet)
to like in Danish	at kunne lide (kan, kunne, kunnet)
to kiss in Danish	at kysse (kysser, kyssede, kysset)
to eat in Danish	at spise (spiser, spiste, spist)
to drink in Danish	at drikke (drikker, drak, drukket)

Danish Action Words

English	Danish
to take in Danish	at tage (tager, tog, taget)
to put in Danish	at sætte (sætter, satte, sat)
to find in Danish	at finde (finder, fandt, fundet)
to steal in Danish	at stjæle (stjæler, stjal, stjålet)
to kill in Danish	at dræbe (dræber, dræbte, dræbt)
to fly in Danish	at flyve (flyver, fløj, fløjet)
to attack in Danish	at angribe (angriber, angreb, angrebet)
to defend in Danish	at forsvare (forsvarer, forsvarede, forsvaret)
to fall in Danish	at falde (falder, faldt, faldet)
to choose in Danish	at vælge (vælger, valgte, valgt)

Movements in Danish

English	Danish
to run in Danish	at løbe (løber, løb, løbet)
to swim in Danish	at svømme (svømmer, svømmede, svømmet)
to jump in Danish	at hoppe (hopper, hoppede, hoppet)
to pull in Danish	at trække (trækker, trak, trukket)
to push in Danish	at skubbe (skubber, skubbede, skubbet)
to throw in Danish	at kaste (kaster, kastede, kastet)
to crawl in Danish	at kravle (kravler, kravlede, kravlet)
to fight in Danish	at kæmpe (kæmper, kæmpede, kæmpet)
to catch in Danish	at fange (fanger, fangede, fanget)
to roll in Danish	at rulle (ruller, rullede, rullet)

Danish Business Verbs

English	Danish
to buy in Danish	at købe (køber, købte, købt)
to pay in Danish	at betale (betaler, betalte, betalt)
to sell in Danish	at sælge (sælger, solgte, solgt)
to study in Danish	at studere (studerer, studerede, studeret)
to call in Danish	at ringe (ringer, ringede, ringet)
to read in Danish	at læse (læser, læste, læst)
to write in Danish	at skrive (skriver, skrev, skrevet)
to calculate in Danish	at beregne (beregner, beregnede, beregnet)
to measure in Danish	at måle (måler, målte, målt)
to earn in Danish	at tjene (tjener, tjente, tjent)
to count in Danish	at tælle (tæller, talte, talt)
to scan in Danish	at scanne (scanner, scannede, scannet)
to print in Danish	at udskrive (udskriver, udskrev, udskrevet)

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Verbs in Danish

Basic Danish Verbs

Danish Action Words

Movements in Danish

Danish Business Verbs

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