These are the 100 most useful Danish verbs from our 1000-word beginner course - the actions you will hear and talk about every day. Learn them first and you can build real sentences fast.
| # | Verb | Danish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | to borrow | at låne |
| 2 | to buy | at købe |
| 3 | to clean | at gøre rent |
| 4 | to close | at lukke |
| 5 | to cook | at lave mad |
| 6 | to do | at gøre |
| 7 | to drink | at drikke |
| 8 | to eat | at spise |
| 9 | to find | at finde |
| 10 | to get | at få |
| 11 | to give | at give |
| 12 | to grow | at vokse |
| 13 | to hang | at hænge |
| 14 | to have | at have |
| 15 | to keep | at beholde |
| 16 | to let | at lade |
| 17 | to live | at bo |
| 18 | to litter | at smide affald |
| 19 | to make | at lave |
| 20 | to open | at åbne |
| 21 | to play | at spille |
| 22 | to sleep | at sove |
| 23 | to spend | at bruge |
| 24 | to start | at starte |
| 25 | to stop | at stoppe |
| 26 | to take | at tage |
| 27 | to try | at prøve |
| 28 | to use | at bruge |
| 29 | to wait | at vente |
| 30 | to avoid | at undgå |
| 31 | to bake | at bage |
| 32 | to fill | at fylde |
| 33 | to fit | at passe |
| 34 | to grate | at rive |
| 35 | to lock | at låse |
| 36 | to pack | at pakke |
| 37 | to pay | at betale |
| 38 | to pick | at vælge |
| 39 | to prepare | at forberede sig |
| 40 | to remove | at fjerne |
| 41 | to search | at søge |
| 42 | to stay | at blive |
| 43 | to wake up | at vågne |
| 44 | to want | at ville have |
| 45 | to need | at have brug for |
| 46 | to put | at stille |
| 47 | to tie | at binde |
| 48 | to unlock | at låse op |
| 49 | to zip | at lyne |
| 50 | to cut | at skære |
| 51 | to show | at vise |
| 52 | to get up | at stå op |
| 53 | to lie down | at lægge sig |
| 54 | to empty | at tømme |
| 55 | to turn on | at tænde |
| 56 | to turn off | at slukke |
| 57 | to put on | at tage på |
| 58 | to wash | at vaske |
| 59 | to take off | at tage af |
| 60 | to try on | at prøve |
| 61 | to pick up | at hente |
| 62 | to melt | at smelte |
| 63 | to rain | at regne |
| 64 | to snow | at sne |
| 65 | to smell | at lugte |
| 66 | to taste | at smage |
| 67 | to shine | at skinne |
| 68 | to smoke | at ryge |
| 69 | to snore | at snorke |
| 70 | to fold | at folde |
| 71 | to dry | at tørre |
| 72 | to begin | at begynde |
| 73 | to decorate | at dekorere |
| 74 | to shell | at pille |
| 75 | to chew | at tygge |
| 76 | to buckle | at spænde |
| 77 | to lose | at miste |
| 78 | to afford | at have råd til |
| 79 | to rest | at hvile sig |
| 80 | to conceal | at skjule |
| 81 | to lend | at låne ud |
| 82 | to bite | at bide |
| 83 | to weigh | at veje |
| 84 | to order | at bestille |
| 85 | to cost | at koste |
| 86 | to become | at blive |
| 87 | to recycle | at genbrug |
| 88 | to warm | at varme |
| 89 | to shave | at barbere sig |
| 90 | to ring | at ringe |
| 91 | to hide | at gemme |
| 92 | to wipe | at tørre af |
| 93 | to blend | at blande |
| 94 | to bury | at begrave |
| 95 | to feed | at fodre |
| 96 | to digest | at fordøje |
| 97 | to iron | at stryge |
| 98 | to disguise | at forklæde sig |
| 99 | to plant | at plante |
| 100 | to water | at vande |