Danish grammar
The reflexive pronoun
The reflexive pronoun shows that the subject acts on itself. Danish uses different forms depending on the subject: mig (I), dig (you sg), sig (he/she/it/they), os (we), jer (you pl). These are more common in Danish than in English. | |
Forms | |
Subject → reflexive object: jeg → mig, du → dig, han/hun/den/det/de → sig, vi → os, I → jer. | |
Verb + reflexive pronoun | |
Jeg vasker mig | I wash myself |
Du keder dig | You are bored |
Han har forandret sig | He has changed |
Vi skynder os | We hurry |
I bekymrer jer for meget | You worry too much |
Det løser sig | It will work out |