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How to use (be) with adjectives in Danish

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In today's lesson you will learn the VERB TO BE in Danish.

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Take a moment to explore these relevant pages as you conclude this lesson: Danish Grammar → Introduction to Danish Alphabet and ..., Conditional Mood, Subject Verb Object & The Dative Case in Danish.

VERBS IN ENGLISH	VERB IN DANISH	PAST TENSE	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
TO BE (WITH ADJECTIVE)	VÆRE		SER (COM ADJETIVO)
I WAS		JEG VAR	EU ERA
YOU WERE		DU VAR	VOCÊ ERA
HE WAS		HAN VAR	ELE ERA
SHE WAS		HUN VAR	ELA ERA
WE WERE		VI VAR	NÓS ÉRAMOS
YOU WERE (PLURAL)		I VAR	VOCÊS ERAM
THEY WERE		DE VAR	ELES ERAM
VERBS IN ENGLISH	VERB IN DANISH	PRESENT TENSE	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
TO BE (WITH ADJECTIVE)	VÆRE		SER (COM ADJETIVO)
I AM		JEG ER	EU SOU
YOU ARE		DU ER	VOCÊ É
HE IS		HAN ER	ELE É
SHE IS		HUN ER	ELA É
WE ARE		VI ER	NÓS SOMOS
YOU ARE (PLURAL)		I ER	VOCÊS SÃO
THEY ARE		DE ER	ELES SÃO
VERBS IN ENGLISH	VERB IN DANISH	FUTURE TENSE	BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE
TO BE (WITH ADJECTIVE)	VÆRE		SER (COM ADJETIVO)
I WILL BE		JEG VIL VÆRE	EU SEREI
YOU WILL BE		DU VIL VÆRE	VOCÊ SERÁ
HE WILL BE		HAN VIL VÆRE	ELE SERÁ
SHE WILL BE		HUN VIL VÆRE	ELA SERÁ
WE WILL BE		VI VIL VÆRE	NÓS SEREMOS
YOU WILL BE (PLURAL)		I VIL VÆRE	VOCÊS SERÃO
THEY WILL BE		DE VIL VÆRE	ELES SERÃO

Other Lessons

• The Inclusive Case in Danish
• How to use “there to be” in Danish
• Present Continuous in Danish
• Cardinal Numbers in Danish
• Definite Articles in Danish
• Prepositions
• Plurals
• The Genitive Case in Danish
• How to use “to be” with names and places