Beautiful: Utsukushii / うつくしい / 美しい - (i-adj) refers to a person or place. Subarashii () used when refering to the day or weather. Cool: Kakkoii / かっこいい / - (i-adj) also ‘good-looking’, ‘handsom’; male form of ‘kawaii’. Cute: Kawaii / かわいい / 可愛い - (i-adj) also ‘adorable’; very effeminate term. Dear: Itoshii / いとしい / 愛しい - (i-adj) also ‘lovely’, ‘beloved’, etc.
There’s been quite a lot of lessons so far, so it’s about time to look into adjectives. We do use them every day after all. There are certain rules for adjectives in Danish and they depend on whether a noun is in its indefinite or definite form and whether it’s an en-noun or an et-noun. Let’s jump right into it.
Indefinite (a/an)
There are three different endings for the adjective used to describe a noun in its indefinite form. The ending is either none, -t or -e and it depends whether it’s an en-noun, an et-noun or plural. As a reminder, nouns in its indefinite form is when you talk about any noun (e.g. an apple, a cat).
En-noun: En god sang = A good song
Adjectives that describes an en-noun in indefinite form has no ending.
Et-noun: Et godt æble = A good apple
Adjectives that describes an et-noun in indefinite form has -t endings.
Plural: Gode sange = Good songs
Gode æbler = Good apples
Adjectives that describes noun in plural in indefinite form form has -e endings.
Definite (the, my, his, hers, etc)
There is only one ending for adjectives used to describe a noun in its definite form. The ending is -e. As a reminder, nouns in its definite form is when you talk about a specific noun (e.g. the apple, my cat, his shirt, etc).
En-noun: Den gode sang = The good song
Adjectives that describes an en-noun in definite form has -e endings.
Et-noun: Det gode æble = The good apple
Adjectives that describes an et-noun in definite form has -e endings.
Plural: De gode sange = The good songs
De gode æbler = The good apples
Adjectives that describes noun in plural in definite form has -e endings.
Summary table
Below is a summary table of all of the above examples.
Example sentences
Det er en god sang = It is a good song
Jeg køber tre røde æbler = I am buying three red apples
Drej til højre efter det gule hus = Turn right after the yellow house
Det er et sødt billede = It is a cute picture
Han er en hurtig fodboldspiller = He is a fast football/soccer player
Min mors hvide bil = My moms white car
Vil du have et hvidt stykke chokolade? = Do you want a white piece of chocolate?
De tre små killinger = The three small kittens
Der er mange forskellige mennesker = There are many different people
Du bagte nogle dårlige småkager = You baked some bad cookies
Final note: There are some adjectives that does not follow the rules stated above. To avoid leaving you feeling overwhelmed, these exceptions will be covered in another lesson.
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There’s going to be a bice bagon Kickstarter! Big Hype for this one (or should I say big bipe, but that’s a pretty bad pun even bi my standards)
An anon asked me to put some vocabulary lists into text form. This way Dutch learners can understand the context better and practise their Dutch reading skills :)
Ik wil een tattoo. Wanneer je een tattoo laat zetten in een tattooshop, zet detattoo-artiesteenontwerp (dat hij/zij geschetst heeft) op jehuidmet eentattoomachine. In de tattoomachine zitten naalden die de inkt in je huid duwen. Dit is natuurlijk pijnlijk. De inkt is permanent, het blijft er voor altijd zitten.
Natuurlijk zijn er dingen waarover je moet nadenken voor je een tattoo laat zetten: Het ontwerp dat je wil, en naar welke shop je wil gaan. Zorg dat de tattoo-artiest die je kiest ervarenis enhygiënischwerkt.
Als je dit weet, moet je nadenken over de plaats, de stijlende grootte. Er zijn verschillende tattoostijlen zoals traditioneel, neo traditioneel, zwartwit, geometrisch, Japans, realisme, portretten, … Je kan ooktekstenlatentattoeëren.
Wanneer je tattoo klaar is moet je hem natuurlijk ook nog laten genezen. Dit vereist een goede nazorg. Je tattoo-artiest vertelt je hoe je tattoo het beste geneest. Een nieuwe tattoo kan tijdens het genezingsproces jeuken, een beetje bloedenenkorstenvormen.
I want atattoo. When you get a tattoo in atattooshop, the tattoo artist puts a design (that he/she sketched) onto yourskin with atattoomachine. Inside the tattoomachine are needlesthat push the ink into your skin. Ofcourse this is painful. The ink is permanent, it stays there forever.
Ofcourse there are things that you have to think about before getting a tattoo: the design that you want, and to which shop you want to go. Make sure the tattoo-artist that you choose is experienced and works hygienically.
When you know this, you have to think about the placement, the style andthe size. There are different tattoostyles like traditional, neo traditional, black and grey, geometric, Japanese, realism, protraits, … You can also gettexttattooed.
When your tattoo is done, ofcourse you have to let itheal. This requires good aftercare. Your tattoo artist will tell you how your tattoo will heal the best. A new tattoo can itch, bleed a littleand form scabs during the healing process.
Hey there! Since my hobby is archery, I’m posting this archery vocab :)
Also check out this question I got about the archery vocab!
Nouns
The archery - Het boogschieten
The archer - De schutter
The bow - De boog
The limbs - De latten
The string - De pees
The riser - Het handvat
The arrow rest - De loper, pijlsteun, steunpunt
The sight - Het vizier
The stabiliser(s) - De stabilisator(en)
The bowcase - De bogenkoffer, bogentas
The arrow(s) - De pijl(en)
The tip - De punt
The shaft - De steel, schacht
The nock - De nok*
The arm guard - De armbeschermer
The chest guard - De borslap, borstbeschermer
The quiver - De pijlentas, pijlenkoker
The target - Het doel, blazoen
The distance - De afstand
The finger tab - De vingertab
The sling - De sling**
The draw weight - Het trekgewicht
The archery range - De boogschietbaan
The archery club - De boogschietclub
The competition - De competitie
The point(s) - De punt(en)
The score - De score
The championship - Het kampioenschap
The Olympic Games - De Olympische Spelen
Adjectives
Indoors - Binnen
Outdoors - Buiten
Competitive - Competitief
Far - Ver
Close - Dichtbij
Verbs
To shoot - Schieten
To hit - Raken
To aim - Richten, mikken
To release - Loslaten, lossen
To practise - Oefenen
To assemble (your bow) - (Je boog) in elkaar zetten
To win - Winnen
To lose - Verliezen
Sentences
My hobby is archery. - Mijn hobby is booschieten.
I am an archer. - Ik ben een schutter.
I won the competition. - Ik heb de competitie gewonnen.
My draw weight is 22 pounds - Mijn trekgewicht is 22 pond.
I shoot from a distance of 18 meters. - Ik schiet van(af) een afstand van 18 meter.
I mostly shoot indoors. - Ik schiet meestal binnen.
*: A nock is the back of an arrow that is ‘clicked’ onto the string. **: A sling is a rope that an archer puts around his fingers and the bow to prevent it from dropping on the ground upon release of the arrow.
The (tattoo) studio / parlour / shop - De (tattoo)shop / studio
The (tattoo) needle - De (tattoo)naald
The (tattoo) machine/gun - De (tattoo)machine
The (tattoo) ink - De (tattoo) inkt
The (tattoo) artist - De (tattoo-)artiest
The design - Het ontwerp
The sketch - De schets
The stencil - De stencil / Het ontwerp
The idea - Het idee
The placement - De plaats(ing)
The size - De grootte
The style - De stijl
Black and grey - Zwartwit / (literally) zwart en grijs
Traditional- Traditioneel
Neo traditional - Neo traditioneel
Japanese - Japans
Realism - Realisme
Surrealism - Surrealisme
Portrait - Portret
New school - New school
Lettering / text - Lettering / opschrift / tekst
Trash Polka - Trash Polka
Blackwork- Blackwork / zwartwerk**
Linework- Lijnwerk
Dotwork - dotwork / (literally) puntwerk
Geometric - Geometrisch
The shading - De schaduwen
The art - De kunst
The hygiene - De hygiëne
The aftercare - De nazorg
The healing process - Het genezingsproces
Cream / lotion - Lotion / crème / zalf
The skin - De huid
The scabs - De korsten***
The pain - De pijn
The blood - Het bloed
Adjectives
Beautiful- Mooi
Gorgeous - Prachtig
Well done - Goed gedaan
Experienced - Ervaren
Clean - Schoon (Dutch) / Proper (Flemish)
Hygienic - Hygiënisch
Healed- Genezen
Professional - Professioneel
New - Nieuw
Painful - Pijnlijk
Painless - Pijnloos
Verbs
To tattoo - Tattoeëren
To design - Ontwerpen
To sketch - Schetsen
To be tattooed - Getattoeëerd zijn
To care for (your tattoo) - (Je tattoo) verzorgen
To heal - Genezen
To itch - Jeuken
To scratch - Krabben
To be in pain - Pijn hebben
To bleed - Bloeden
Sentences
I want a tattoo! - Ik wil een tattoo / tatouage
I’m getting a tattoo. - Ik ga een tattoo laten zetten.
I love traditional tattoos. - Ik hou van traditionele tattoos.
I don’t want any coloured tattoos. - Ik wil geen enkele gekleurde tattoo.
My tattoo artist is very professional - Mijn tattoo-artiest is erg professioneel.
*: Tatouage is actually French, but it is sometimes used by Belgians. **: “Zwartwerk” can also mean illegal work in Dutch ***: “Korsten” are also the crusts on your sandwich.
