1) Key phrases
Hover or focus a Danish phrase to see its English meaning.
- Vi mødtes i 2019.
- Vi flyttede sammen året efter.
- Vi blev gift i 2022.
- Vi fik et barn i 2023.
- Jeg føler mig mere hjemme nu.
PD2 Course · Lesson 30
Life Events — Livsbegivenheder
Tell a short life story and use reflexive verbs
Goal: Narrate key life events in the past, and use sig in everyday verbs such as skynde sig and føle sig.
Practice first
Practice Now
Life events and sig
Listen, hover or focus for translation, then build a sentence with skynde sig / føle sig.
1. Event and reflexive words
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Tap to hear Danish. Hover or focus for translation.
2. Full lines
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Listen for years, and for sig / mig / os.
3. Build: Jeg skal … mig
skynde is the everyday hurry verb.
Jeg skal … mig, fordi jeg skal hente børnene.
Example: Jeg skal skynde mig, fordi jeg skal hente børnene.
Sentence order
4. Put the words in order
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Third person reflexive is sig. We/I use os/mig.
English
We met in 2019.
Your sentence
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Review lesson
PD2 · Lesson 30 — read after you practice.
2) More life events
Hover or focus a Danish phrase to see its meaning.
- Vi er blevet skilt.
- Jeg er blevet alene med børnene.
- Min far er død.
- Vi har mistet kontakten.
- Vi ses hver anden weekend.
3) Reflexive sig
Some verbs need sig (myself/yourself/himself…).
Han vasker sig. — He washes (himself).
Vi skal skynde os. — We have to hurry.
Hun føler sig træt. — She feels tired.
Forms: mig, dig, sig, os, jer, sig. Third person is always sig.
Han vasker sig. — He washes (himself).
Vi skal skynde os. — We have to hurry.
Hun føler sig træt. — She feels tired.
Forms: mig, dig, sig, os, jer, sig. Third person is always sig.
4) PD2 speaking tip
Tell events in order with years: først → så → nu. Add how you feel: Jeg føler mig tryg, fordi vi har et godt netværk.
Speaking tasks
Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.
Your timeline
Say three life events with years: met, moved, married, or had a child.
Hurry
Say you have to skynde dig because you must fetch the children.
How you feel
Say how you feel now with føler mig.
Lesson complete
You can now tell a short life story and use sig. Continue with a written reply to school.