{"id":1519,"date":"2021-09-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaplanguage.com\/blog\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2021-09-24T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T10:00:00","slug":"danish-prepositions-af-or-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.claireb.dk\/index.php\/2021\/09\/24\/danish-prepositions-af-or-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Af or ad? A Guide to Help You Master 2 of the Meanest Danish Prepositions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Danish af and ad\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pTLyJVk4epo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re learning Danish, you\u2019ve probably noticed these two things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>so many Danish words sound the same, but have a different meaning, and<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The number of Danish prepositions seems endless, and it can be a pain to learn when to use which one. The Danish prepositions <em>af<\/em> and <em>ad<\/em> are a combination of those two things. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even Danes get them mixed up sometimes. But don\u2019t worry &#8211; we\u2019re here to shed some light on the differences between <em>af<\/em> and <em>ad<\/em>, and when you should use which!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to use <em>ad<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swaplanguage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/jeffrey-f-lin-Pq_hYfqQxqc-unsplash-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Woman kicking a football or soccer ball during a match.\" class=\"wp-image-1524\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ad<\/em> usually indicates that something is directed towards, through, up, at, over, or along something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have to decide what preposition to use in this sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg g\u00e5r op (??) bakken. (I\u2019m walking up the hill.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026you guessed it, <em>ad<\/em> is the right thing to fill in the blank with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some more examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Lastbilen k\u00f8rer hen ad vejen. (The truck is driving along\/up the road.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Min svigermor kommer ind ad d\u00f8ren. (My mother-in-law comes in through the door).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also use these words in some fixed expressions. <em>Ad helvede til<\/em> (to hell) is one of them. It can either mean that something&nbsp; goes really far or very wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg sparker bolden ad helvede til. (I kick the ball really far away.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Fodboldkampen gik ad helvede til. (The football match went really wrong.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When to use <em>af<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swaplanguage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/creative-christians-1vvqR82IoSU-unsplash-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Woman jumping in the air joyfully, illustrating the Danish preposition af.\" class=\"wp-image-1525\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Af<\/em>, on the other hand, usually means movement away from something. That\u2019s why it can also be replaced with <em>fra<\/em> sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So if you\u2019re stuck with this sentence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg tager min telefon op (??) tasken.<\/em> <em>(I\u2019m taking my phone out of the bag.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2026<em>af <\/em>is the way to go since you\u2019re moving something away from the bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another case where you use <em>af<\/em> is when something is happening because of a state something is in. You could also say that it states the reason for something happening. This sounds very abstract, so here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg hopper op og ned af gl\u00e6de. (I\u2019m jumping up and down for\/out of joy.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Min svigermor kommer ud af d\u00f8ren. (My mother-in-law is coming out of the door).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Hun ryster af kulde. (She is shaking because of the cold.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">When you can use both <em>ad <\/em>and <em>af<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/swaplanguage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/afif-kusuma-mv38TB_Ljj8-unsplash-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Two people fighting, yelling and pointing at each other.\" class=\"wp-image-1528\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And then, there are some expressions where you can use both <em>af<\/em> and <em>ad<\/em> equally. Here is an example for this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Jeg griner ad\/af mine egne jokes. (I\u2019m laughing at\/because of my own jokes.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always consider the context, though: for example, with the verb <em>at r\u00e5be<\/em> (to yell), you can use <em>ad <\/em>in some context and <em>af<\/em> in others. Let me show you what I mean with examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Min svigermor r\u00e5ber af vrede. (My mother-in-law is yelling out of anger.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Min svigermor r\u00e5ber ad mig, fordi jeg har spist hendes pizza. (My mother-in-law is yelling at me, because I ate her pizza.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first example, we use <em>af<\/em> because we are about to learn more about the state my mother-in-law is in and that is causing her to yell. In the second example, we use <em>ad<\/em> because we learn about what or who the yelling is directed at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Good work tackling Danish prepositions!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And there you go, now you know what to remember when deciding which of these two Danish prepositions you should use. Here are the key points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Direction: is there movement towards\/along something or away from something?<\/li><li>Consider the context! Are you talking about the where something is directed or the reason why something is happening?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Do you want to get even better at using Danish prepositions? In <a href=\"https:\/\/swaplanguage.com\/online-lessons\/single\/1dc6dd33-b1da-410c-8da8-08d8c05fa22f\">this lesson<\/a> over on Swap Language, you can learn more about the use of af, ad, and more in everyday life!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re learning Danish, you\u2019ve probably noticed these two things: so many Danish words sound the same, but have a different meaning, and The number of Danish prepositions seems endless, and it can be a pain to learn when to use which one. 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