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<h1>1 Verbs   </h1>
<h2>1.0 Definition</h2>
<p>A verb tells us about an action, or a condition. This means  that a verb describes a situation in which we do something, or in which  something happens.</p>
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    <td>Hun <strong>sover</strong>. </td>
    <td>She <strong>sleeps</strong>.</td>
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    <td>Pigen <strong>spiser </strong>mad.</td>
    <td>The girl <strong>eats </strong>food.</td>
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    <td>Bilen <strong>k&oslash;rer</strong> hurtigt.&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td>The car <strong>travels </strong>fast.</td>
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    <td>Koppen <strong>st&aring;r </strong>p&aring; bordet.&nbsp;</td>
    <td>The cup <strong>stands </strong>on the table.</td>
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<p>In Danish the verb  does not change its ending in the different persons. The verb changes ending in  the different tenses, but the form of the verb is the same within the different  tenses.</p>
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    <td width="377" colspan="3" valign="top"><p><strong>Conjugation of verbs in different persons </strong></p></td>
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    <td width="133" valign="top"><p><strong> Person </strong></p></td>
    <td width="132" valign="top"><p><strong> Present singular </strong></p></td>
    <td width="112" valign="top"><p><strong> Present plural </strong></p></td>
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    <td width="133" valign="top"><p><strong>1st. person </strong></p></td>
    <td width="132" valign="top"><p>Jeg spiser </p></td>
    <td width="112" valign="top"><p>vi spiser </p></td>
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    <td width="133" valign="top"><p><strong>2nd. person </strong></p></td>
    <td width="132" valign="top"><p>Du spiser </p></td>
    <td width="112" valign="top"><p>I spiser </p></td>
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    <td width="133" valign="top"><p><strong>3rd. person </strong></p></td>
    <td width="132" valign="top"><p>han/hun/den/det spiser </p></td>
    <td width="112" valign="top"><p>de spiser </p></td>
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<p class="sammenligning-roed"><strong>Comparison</strong>:<br />
  In English, except for the 3rd. person singular in the present tense,  the verb does not conjugate in the  different persons, but conjugates, of course, in the tenses</p>
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