No. 588 in Danish
ap
"Ap" in Danish is an informal expression used to mimic the sound of a small jump or to indicate a slight surprise or reaction, similar to "oops" in English.
In a sentence
Han er meget ap med sin præstation.
He is very pleased with his performance.
Here, 'ap' is used as an adjective meaning 'pleased' or 'satisfied'.
Hun tog ap for sin uopmærksomhed.
She apologized for her inattention.
In this context, 'ap' functions as a part of the phrase to denote expressing regret or apology.
Det var ap og til lidt forvirrende.
It was at times a bit confusing.
Here, 'ap' is incorporated in a time-related expression to mean 'at.'
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “ap” in actual Danish podcasts.
Find “ap” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Danish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into dansk, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Danish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).