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Dialogue

Jeg er færdig med hovedopgaven.

yai air FAIR-dee meh HOH-thuh-owp-GEH-vn. I finished the main task.

Få nogen til at gennemgå den, før du deler den.

FOH NOH-un tehl uh GREH-mun-GOH den, fur doo DAY-luh den. Have someone review it before you share it.

Hvem skal gennemgå den?

vem skal GREH-mun-GOH den? Who should review it?

Spørg teamlederen, fordi planen kan ændre sig.

SPUHRG TEAM-lay-thuh-run, foh-THEE PLEHN kahn EN-druh sigh. Ask the team lead because the plan may change.

Skal jeg også forberede en kort besked?

SGAHL yai OH-suh foh-BEH-ruh-thuh uhn kawrd beh-SGAYTH? Should I prepare a short message too?

Forklar, hvad der ændrede sig, og hvor man kan finde filen.

foh-GLAIR, veh dair EN-druh-thuh sigh, oh vohr mahn kahn FEH-nuh FEE-lun. Explain what changed and where to find the file.

Jeg vil bede om en gennemgang og tilføje en kort note.

yai vihl BAY-thuh ohm uhn GREH-mun-GAYNG oh tehl-FUH-yuh uhn kawrd NOH-duh. I will ask for the review and add a short note.

Det burde gøre overdragelsen tydeligere.

deh BOO-thuh GUH-air OH-vuh-DREH-gul-suh TOO-thuh-LEE-uh. That should make the handoff clearer.

Word by Word

Jeg Jeg means “I” and is the subject in “Jeg er færdig med hovedopgaven.” It is used before the verb when stating what you have done or what you will do.

er Er means “am” here and forms the expression “Jeg er færdig med” for saying that the speaker has finished something. Reuse it with færdig med followed by the completed task.

færdig Færdig means “finished” in “Jeg er færdig med hovedopgaven.” With er and med, it describes that the task is complete; a useful pattern is færdig med + task.

med Med means “with” in the expression “færdig med hovedopgaven,” which indicates what has been completed. Reuse it after færdig when naming the task or activity that is finished.

hovedopgaven Hovedopgaven means “the main task,” referring to the central work that has just been completed. It is used as the object after “færdig med,” as in “færdig med hovedopgaven.”

Få Få means “get” or “have someone do something” in the instruction “Få nogen til at gennemgå den.” Reuse the pattern Få + person + til at + action when asking someone to arrange another person’s action.

nogen Nogen means “someone” in “Få nogen til at gennemgå den,” referring to an unspecified person who will review the item. It commonly follows få when the person who should act is not named.

til Til marks the person who is arranged or asked to act in “Få nogen til at gennemgå den.” Reuse it in the construction få + person + til at + infinitive.

at At introduces the action “gennemgå” in “til at gennemgå den.” In this construction, it links til to the infinitive describing what the person should do.

gennemgå Gennemgå means “review” or “go through” in “til at gennemgå den.” It is used with den as its object; reuse gennemgå + the document, plan, or other item being reviewed.

den Den means “it” in “gennemgå den,” referring back to the task or document that should be reviewed and shared. It is placed after the action when that previously mentioned item is the object.

før Før means “before” and introduces the condition that must happen first in “før du deler den.” Reuse før followed by a clause to order one action before another.

du Du means “you” and refers to the person being given the instruction in “før du deler den.” It is used before the verb when addressing one person directly.

deler Deler means “share” in “før du deler den,” describing the action the addressed person will take. Reuse the pattern du deler + item when saying that someone shares something.

Hvem Hvem means “who” and asks which person should perform the review in “Hvem skal gennemgå den?” Reuse it at the beginning of a question about the person responsible for an action.

skal Skal expresses “should” or “is supposed to” in “Hvem skal gennemgå den?” and “Skal jeg også forberede en kort besked?” Reuse skal + subject + action when asking or stating who is expected to do something.

Spørg Spørg means “ask” as a direct instruction in “Spørg teamlederen.” Reuse Spørg + person when telling someone to ask a particular person.

teamlederen Teamlederen means “the team lead,” the specific person who should be asked for the review. It follows Spørg as the person being asked.

fordi Fordi means “because” and introduces the reason in “fordi planen kan ændre sig.” Reuse fordi followed by a clause when explaining why an action is needed.

planen Planen means “the plan,” referring to the specific plan that may change. It is the subject of “planen kan ændre sig,” where the plan is the thing that may change.

kan Kan expresses possibility in “planen kan ændre sig,” meaning that the plan may change. Reuse kan + infinitive to say that something can or may happen.

ændre Ændre means “change” in “kan ændre sig,” describing a possible change to the plan. With kan, it appears in the infinitive construction kan ændre sig.

sig Sig refers back to the subject in “planen kan ændre sig,” so the plan is described as changing. Reuse the pattern ændre sig when the subject itself undergoes a change.

også Også means “also” or “too” in “Skal jeg også forberede en kort besked?” It shows that preparing a message is an additional action, and it can be placed before the added action.

forberede Forberede means “prepare” in “forberede en kort besked.” It follows skal in the question; reuse forberede + the item that needs to be prepared.

en En means “a” in “en kort besked,” introducing one unspecified message. Reuse en before the noun when referring to one item without identifying a specific one.

kort Kort means “short” and describes the message in “en kort besked.” It comes before the noun and can be reused in the pattern en kort + noun.

besked Besked means “message” in “en kort besked,” referring to the brief information that should be prepared. It follows the adjective in this noun phrase.

Forklar Forklar means “explain” as a direct instruction in “Forklar, hvad der ændrede sig, og hvor man kan finde filen.” Reuse Forklar + information or a clause when asking someone to make something understandable.

hvad Hvad means “what” in “hvad der ændrede sig,” identifying the information that should be explained. Reuse it to introduce a clause about the thing or information being discussed.

der Der helps connect “hvad” to the clause describing the change in “hvad der ændrede sig.” In this sentence, the full sequence tells the listener what changed.

ændrede Ændrede means “changed” in “hvad der ændrede sig,” describing the change that took place. Together with sig, it forms the expression ændrede sig for a subject that underwent a change.

og Og means “and” and joins the two pieces of information after Forklar: what changed and where to find the file. Reuse it to connect two related actions, clauses, or items.

hvor Hvor means “where” in “hvor man kan finde filen,” introducing information about the file’s location. Reuse it at the beginning of a clause that explains where something can be found.

man Man means “one” or “you” in a general sense in “hvor man kan finde filen.” It is useful for general instructions that are not addressed to one named person.

finde Finde means “find” in “kan finde filen,” describing the action of locating the file. It follows kan; reuse kan finde + the item being located.

filen Filen means “the file,” referring to the specific file the reader or colleague needs to locate. It is the object after “kan finde.”

vil Vil expresses intention or “will” in “Jeg vil bede om en gennemgang.” It is followed by the action the speaker intends to take; reuse vil + infinitive.

bede Bede means “ask” or “request” in “bede om en gennemgang.” Reuse the pattern bede om + the thing being requested.

om Om marks what is being requested in “bede om en gennemgang.” It belongs with bede in the reusable construction bede om + noun or requested item.

gennemgang Gennemgang means “review” in “en gennemgang,” referring to the requested examination of the work. It is used after bede om to name the review being requested.

tilføje Tilføje means “add” in “og tilføje en kort note,” describing the second action the speaker intends to take. It is coordinated with bede after vil and is followed by the item being added.

note Note means “note” in “en kort note,” referring to a brief written addition. Reuse it after an adjective or article when naming a note to be added.

Det Det means “that” and refers to the planned review and note in “Det burde gøre overdragelsen tydeligere.” It is used as the subject when commenting on the effect of an action just mentioned.

burde Burde means “should” or “ought to” in “Det burde gøre overdragelsen tydeligere,” expressing an expected result. Reuse burde + infinitive when describing what is expected to happen.

gøre Gøre means “make” in “gøre overdragelsen tydeligere,” describing the effect of making the handoff clearer. Reuse gøre + object + adjective when an action changes how something is described.

overdragelsen Overdragelsen means “the handoff,” referring to the transfer of the work or information to another person. It is the object of gøre in “gøre overdragelsen tydeligere.”

tydeligere Tydeligere means “clearer” in “gøre overdragelsen tydeligere,” describing the intended improvement to the handoff. Reuse the pattern gøre + something + tydeligere when an action is expected to improve clarity.

Grammar Points

få nogen til at + infinitiv

Få nogen til at gennemgå hovedopgaven.

FOH NOH-un tehl uh GREH-mun-GOH HOH-thuh-owp-GEH-vuh

Have someone review the main task.

This construction means causing or asking someone else to do something. The person comes between få and til at.

Danish Vocabulary

dele verb

DAY-luh share deler

fordi conj

foh-THEE because

færdig adj

FAIR-dee finished

før conj

fur before

få nogen til at phrase

FOH NOH-un tehl uh have someone do something Få nogen til at

gennemgå verb

GREH-mun-GOH review

hovedopgave noun

HOH-thuh-owp-GEH-vuh main task hovedopgaven

Gender: common

hvem pron

vem who Hvem

nogen pron

NOH-un someone

plan noun

PLEHN plan planen

Gender: common

spørge verb

SPUHR-uh ask Spørg

teamleder noun

TEAM-lay-thuh team lead teamlederen

Gender: common

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I finished the main task.

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Jeg er færdig med hovedopgaven.

Who should review it?

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Hvem skal gennemgå den?

That should make the handoff clearer.

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Det burde gøre overdragelsen tydeligere.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

main task

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hovedopgaven

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deler

someone

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nogen

who

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Hvem