No. 624 in Danish
tør
"Dry" or "dare."
In a sentence
Han tør at svømme i det dybe vand.
He dares to swim in the deep water.
Here, 'tør' is the verb conjugated in present tense, meaning 'dares to'.
Den tørre luft gør min hud irriteret.
The dry air makes my skin irritated.
Here, 'tørre' is the adjective form, meaning 'dry'.
Jeg har et tørt håndklæde til dig.
I have a dry towel for you.
In this case, 'tørt' is the neuter singular form of the adjective, meaning 'dry' when describing a neuter noun.
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