No. 383 in Danish
familie
"Familie" in Danish means "family" in English.
In a sentence
Min familie og jeg bor i København.
My family and I live in Copenhagen.
In this sentence, 'familie' refers to the speaker's immediate relatives as a collective unit.
Jeg besøger min familie i weekenden.
I am visiting my family this weekend.
Here, 'familie' signifies a destination or a group of individuals the speaker is related to.
Hun er familie med mange kendte forfattere.
She is related to many famous authors.
In this usage, 'familie' refers to the concept of being related by blood or marriage.
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