Danish Grammar for Intermediate LearnersCEFR B1 Level
Master advanced concepts like subjunctive mood and passive voice.
Advance your Danish skills with B1 intermediate grammar. Learn subjunctive mood, passive voice, conditional sentences, and nuanced grammar rules. Designed for confident learners aiming for fluency in Danish.
Future Tense
Express future actions in Danish using vil, skal, kommer til at, and present tense with time markers.
Subjunctive & Conditional
Express hypothetical situations in Danish using ville + infinitive and conditional structures with hvis.
Relative Clauses
Connect ideas in Danish using relative pronouns der, som, and hvad with proper word order in subordinate clauses.
Passive Voice
Form passive constructions in Danish using -s endings and blive + past participle for different contexts.
Reported Speech
Report what others said in Danish using at-clauses and learn the tense and pronoun shifts.
Past Perfect Tense
Describe actions completed before another past action using the Danish past perfect (førdatid). Form it with 'havde' + past participle and use it to establish clear sequences in storytelling, explanations, and complex narratives.
Infinitive vs Gerund
Master when to use the infinitive (at + verb) versus verbal noun constructions in Danish. Unlike English, Danish does not have a true gerund (-ing form), but uses infinitive constructions, verbal nouns, or present participles to express similar meanings.
Adverbs & Adverb Position
Modify verbs, adjectives, and sentences with Danish adverbs. Learn how to form adverbs from adjectives and master the correct placement of adverbs in main clauses and subordinate clauses, following Danish word order rules.
Genitive Case
Express possession and relationships between nouns in Danish using the genitive -s ending. Unlike German, Danish has a simple genitive system with just one form. Master possessive constructions with proper nouns, common nouns, and pronouns.
Double Infinitive Construction
Master the Danish double infinitive construction used in perfect tenses with modal verbs. Learn when to use the infinitive form instead of the past participle, and understand the word order in these complex verb chains.
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
Master the Danish subjunctive mood for expressing unreal conditions, wishes, and polite requests. Learn how to form and use 'ville' + infinitive, conditional sentences, and polite hypothetical expressions in everyday Danish.
Participial Adjectives
Use present and past participles as adjectives in Danish to create more descriptive and sophisticated language. Learn when to use the -ende (present) and -t/-et (past) participle forms and how they agree with the noun they modify.
Two-Way Prepositions
Master Danish prepositions that can indicate either location or direction depending on context. Learn when to use static (where?) versus dynamic (where to?) meanings with prepositions like 'i', 'på', 'til', and how verbs determine the meaning.
Complex Sentence Structure
Combine multiple clauses fluently using advanced Danish connectors. Master conjunctions like selvom (although), trods det at (despite), medmindre (unless), så snart (as soon as), and efterhånden som (as/while) to express sophisticated ideas.