No. 231 in Danish
ad
The Danish word "ad" is an exclamation expressing disgust or aversion, similar to "yuck" or "ew" in English.
In a sentence
Han gik ad stien ind i skoven.
He walked along the path into the forest.
Here, 'ad' indicates the path or route taken by the subject.
Hun var glad for at se de mange farver ad træerne.
She was happy to see the many colors of the trees.
In this case, 'ad' serves to specify the relation or attribution to the trees.
De lo ad hans dårlige joke.
They laughed at his bad joke.
Here, 'ad' indicates the focus or the object of the action of laughing.
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