No. 40 in Danish
under
The Danish word "under" means "under" or "below" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg fandt nøglen under sengen.
I found the key under the bed.
In this first example, 'under' is used to indicate the physical position or location of something beneath another object.
Vi rejste til Danmark under sommerferien.
We traveled to Denmark during the summer holiday.
Here, 'under' is used to describe a time frame in which an event occurs.
Børnene gemte sig under bordet, og de blev ikke fundet.
The children hid under the table, and they were not found.
This usage of 'under' specifies the spatial sense of being underneath an object, similar to the first example but in a different context.
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