Reviewing Homework Mistakes | Learn Danish in English

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Use Reviewing Homework Mistakes to practice Danish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

Kan vi gennemgå mine lektiefejl?

kan vee GREH-num-GOH MY-nuh LEK-dee-uh-fyle? Could we review my homework mistakes?

Jeg har markeret nogle få små fejl i sætningerne.

yai hah mah-GAIR-uhd NOH-luh foh smoh fyle ee SET-ning-uh-nuh. I marked a few small sentence errors.

Hvorfor lavede du denne rettelse?

VOHR-foh LAE-vuh-thuh doo DEN-uh RET-els-uh? Why did you make this correction?

Navneordet skal have en artikel her.

NOW-nuh-ohr-uh skal HAY-vuh en ar-TEE-gul hair. The noun needs an article here.

Det glemte jeg i nogle få svar.

deh GLEM-tuh yai ee NOH-luh foh svahr. I missed that in a few answers.

Når vi sætter den ind her, bliver sætningen komplet.

NAWR vee SET-uh den en hair, BLEE-vuh SET-ning-uh kom-PLEHD. Adding it here makes the sentence complete.

Jeg skriver den del om nu.

yai SKREE-vuh den DAYL ohm NOO. I will rewrite that part now.

Det vil hjælpe dig med at huske reglen.

deh vel YEL-buh dye meh ah HOOS-guh RAY-len. That will help you remember the rule.

Word by Word

Kan “Kan” means can and is used here to make a polite request in “Kan vi gennemgå mine lektiefejl?”. It commonly comes before a subject and another verb when asking whether something is possible; in this classroom situation, the speaker uses it to suggest reviewing the homework together.

vi “vi” means we and refers to the speaker and the other person together. It appears after “Kan” in “Kan vi gennemgå mine lektiefejl?”, a common word order for asking whether we can do something; use it when proposing a shared activity.

gennemgå “gennemgå” means review or go through, as in “Kan vi gennemgå mine lektiefejl?”. It follows “Kan vi” and takes the thing being reviewed as its object; a learner could use it when asking to examine homework, notes, or corrections together.

mine “mine” means my when it refers to plural things, as in “mine lektiefejl”. It comes before the plural compound noun here; use it to identify several things as belonging to the speaker.

lektiefejl “lektiefejl” means homework mistakes: “lektie” is homework and “fejl” is mistakes within this compound. It is the object of “gennemgå” in “gennemgå mine lektiefejl”; use the word when discussing errors in completed homework.

Jeg “Jeg” means I and identifies the speaker in “Jeg har markeret nogle få små fejl i sætningerne.”. It normally comes before the verb in a statement; use it when describing something you did or noticed.

har “har” means have and works with “markeret” in “Jeg har markeret nogle få små fejl i sætningerne.” to describe the marking as completed. It comes after the subject and before the other verb; use this pattern when reporting that you have done an action.

markeret “markeret” means marked in “Jeg har markeret nogle få små fejl i sætningerne.”. Together with “har” it reports completed marking, and it takes the marked errors as its object; use it when explaining that you highlighted or identified mistakes.

nogle “nogle” means some or a number of in “nogle få små fejl”. It introduces the plural noun phrase and is followed here by “få”; use it when referring to an unspecified group of several things.

få “få” means few in “nogle få små fejl”, showing that the number of errors is small. It comes before the plural noun phrase; use it when you want to emphasize that there are only a small number of items.

små “små” means small and describes the errors in “nogle få små fejl”. It comes before the plural noun “fejl”; use it to describe several things that are small or minor.

fejl “fejl” means errors or mistakes in “nogle få små fejl”. It is the thing that was marked and is further specified by “i sætningerne”; use it when discussing mistakes in written work or language.

i “i” means in and places the errors inside the sentences in “fejl i sætningerne”. It comes before the place or area containing something; use it to say where a mistake or other item occurs.

sætningerne “sætningerne” means the sentences in “fejl i sætningerne”. It identifies the specific sentences containing the errors; use it when referring to sentences already known in a text or exercise.

Hvorfor “Hvorfor” means why and asks for a reason in “Hvorfor lavede du denne rettelse?”. It begins the question before the verb and subject; use it when asking why someone made a particular change.

lavede “lavede” means made or did in “Hvorfor lavede du denne rettelse?”. It is the past form related to “lave” and takes “denne rettelse” as its object; use it when asking about an action that was completed.

du “du” means you and refers to the person being addressed in “Hvorfor lavede du denne rettelse?”. It appears after the question word and verb in this question; use it when speaking directly to one person.

denne “denne” means this and points to the particular correction in “denne rettelse”. It comes before the noun it specifies; use it when selecting one nearby or previously identified item.

rettelse “rettelse” means correction in “denne rettelse”. It names the change being discussed and follows “denne”; use it when talking about a change made to fix written language.

Navneordet “Navneordet” means the noun in “Navneordet skal have en artikel her.”. It is the specific noun under discussion, and the form includes “the” through its ending; use it when referring to a noun already identified in an exercise.

skal “skal” means needs to or must in “Navneordet skal have en artikel her.”. It expresses what is required and comes before “have”; use it to state a rule or requirement in an explanation.

have “have” means have in “skal have en artikel”. After “skal”, it stays in this basic verb form and expresses what the noun needs to contain; use it in a requirement pattern when saying that something must have another thing.

en “en” means a or an in “en artikel”. It comes directly before the singular noun “artikel” and introduces one non-specific article; use it before a singular noun when introducing one item.

artikel “artikel” means article in “en artikel”. It is the grammatical item that the noun needs in this classroom explanation; use it when discussing words such as articles in sentence correction.

her “her” means here and identifies the place in the sentence where the article is needed in “en artikel her”. It usually comes after the main information in this statement; use it when pointing to a specific position nearby or in a text.

Det “Det” means that or it and refers back to the missing point or article just discussed in “Det glemte jeg i nogle få svar.”. It is placed at the beginning of the statement while the speaker explains what was forgotten; use it to refer back to an already mentioned matter.

glemte “glemte” means forgot or missed in “Det glemte jeg i nogle få svar.”. It is the past form related to “glemme” and takes “Det” as the thing forgotten; use it when admitting that you failed to remember or include something.

svar “svar” means answers in “i nogle få svar”. It identifies the answers where the speaker forgot the point; use it when referring to answers in an exercise or homework task.

Når “Når” means when and introduces the condition or time in “Når vi sætter den ind her, bliver sætningen komplet.”. It begins the subordinate clause before “vi”; use it when explaining what happens when an action is carried out.

sætter “sætter” means put or insert in “sætter den ind her”. It is used with “den” and “ind” to describe placing something into the sentence; use this pattern when explaining where a word or item is inserted.

den “den” means it or that one and refers to the item being inserted in “sætter den ind her”. It functions as the object of “sætter”; use it when the specific item has already been mentioned or is clear from the context.

ind “ind” contributes the meaning into in “sætter den ind her”. Together with “sætter” and the object, it describes inserting something at a particular place; use this particle when explaining that an item is put inside a text or other space.

bliver “bliver” means becomes in “bliver sætningen komplet.”. It introduces the result of adding the missing item; use it when describing a change into a new state.

sætningen “sætningen” means the sentence in “bliver sætningen komplet.”. It is the sentence whose state changes after the insertion; use it when referring to a specific sentence already being discussed.

komplet “komplet” means complete in “bliver sætningen komplet.”. It describes the resulting state of the sentence after the missing item is added; use it when saying that nothing required is missing.

skriver “skriver” means writes, and in “Jeg skriver den del om nu.” it means rewrites because of the following “om”. It appears after “Jeg” in a statement about the speaker’s current action; use it when saying that you are writing a section again.

del “del” means part in “den del”. It identifies the section that the speaker will rewrite and follows “den”; use it when referring to one portion of a text, task, or sentence.

om “om” contributes the meaning again or differently in “skriver den del om”, making the action a rewriting of that part. It follows the object in this expression; use this pattern when saying that a text or section will be written again.

nu “nu” means now in “Jeg skriver den del om nu.”. It places the rewriting at the present time and comes at the end of the statement; use it when announcing that an action is happening immediately.

vil “vil” means will in “Det vil hjælpe dig med at huske reglen.”. It presents the help as a future or expected result and comes before “hjælpe”; use it when describing what an action is expected to do.

hjælpe “hjælpe” means help in “vil hjælpe dig med at huske reglen.”. After “vil”, it stays in this basic form and takes “dig” as the person helped; use this pattern when explaining that one action supports someone in doing another action.

dig “dig” means you and refers to the person receiving help in “hjælpe dig med at huske reglen.”. It follows “hjælpe” as its object; use it when addressing one person as the recipient of an action.

med “med” means with in “hjælpe dig med at huske reglen.”. It introduces the activity that the help supports, followed here by “at huske”; use this pattern when saying that someone helps another person with an activity.

at “at” marks the verb phrase “at huske” after “med”. It connects the activity to “hjælpe dig med”; use it before a verb when expressing the activity someone is helped with.

huske “huske” means remember in “at huske reglen.”. It follows “at” and takes “reglen” as the thing to remember; use it when talking about retaining a rule, fact, or instruction.

reglen “reglen” means the rule in “at huske reglen.”. It refers to the particular rule discussed during the homework review; use it when pointing to a known rule that the learner should remember.

Grammar Points

Bestemt form: navneord + -et/-en/-erne

navneordet og reglen

NOW-nuh-ohr-uh oh RAY-len

the noun and the rule

Danish marks a definite noun with a suffix: navneordet means “the noun”, and reglen means “the rule”.

Datid af verber: -ede eller ændret stamme

lavede og glemte

LAE-vuh-thuh oh GLEM-tuh

made and forgot

Many Danish verbs use -ede in the past, like lavede. Some verbs change form, like glemme → glemte.

Danish Vocabulary

artikel noun

ar-TEE-gul article

Gender: common

fejl noun

FYLE mistake; error

gennemgå verb

GREH-num-GOH review

glemme verb

GLEM-uh forget; miss glemte

lave verb

LAE-vuh make lavede

lektiefejl noun

LEK-dee-uh-fyle homework mistakes

markere verb

mah-GAIR-uh mark markeret

navneord noun

NOW-nuh-ohr noun navneordet

Gender: neuter

rettelse noun

RET-els-uh correction

Gender: common

svar noun

svahr answer

Gender: neuter

sætning noun

SET-ning sentence sætningerne

Gender: common

sætte verb

SET-uh put; insert sætter

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Could we review my homework mistakes?

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Kan vi gennemgå mine lektiefejl?

Why did you make this correction?

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Hvorfor lavede du denne rettelse?

The noun needs an article here.

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Navneordet skal have en artikel her.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

article

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artikel

review

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gennemgå

make

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lavede

homework mistakes

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lektiefejl