No. 808 in Danish
korte
The Danish word "korte" means "shorten" or "abridge" in English.
In a sentence
Han købte nogle korte bukser til sommer.
He bought some short pants for summer.
Adjective describing the length of pants in the sentence.
Hun ville korte historien ned, så den blev lettere at læse.
She wanted to shorten the story to make it easier to read.
Verb meaning to make something shorter in the sentence.
Der var korte afstande mellem byerne i regionen.
There were short distances between the towns in the region.
Adjective describing the length of distances in the sentence.
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