No. 944 in Danish
svære
The Danish word "svære" means "difficult" or "hard".
In a sentence
De svære opgaver krævede mange timers arbejde.
The difficult tasks required many hours of work.
Here, 'svære' is used as an adjective modifying 'opgaver' (tasks), indicating that the tasks are challenging or demanding.
Det er svære tider for mange mennesker.
These are difficult times for many people.
In this context, 'svære' modifies 'tider' (times), implying challenging circumstances.
At lære et nyt sprog kan være svære uden støtte.
Learning a new language can be difficult without support.
Here, 'svære' is used as a predicate adjective referring back to the infinitive clause 'at lære et nyt sprog' (learning a new language).
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