No. 956 in Danish
vidner
"Witnesses."
In a sentence
Vidnerne så, hvad der skete.
The witnesses saw what happened.
In this sentence, 'vidnerne' (a form of 'vidner') means 'the witnesses,' referring to individuals who observed an event.
Jeg forstår ikke, hvordan det vidner om hans karakter.
I don't understand how that reflects his character.
Here, 'vidner' is part of the phrase 'vidner om,' meaning 'reflects' or 'indicates,' used metaphorically to talk about evidence of character.
Disse handlinger vidner om en stor ære.
These actions testify to a great honor.
In this case, 'vidner' means 'testify to,' suggesting providing evidence or confirmation of something.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “vidner” in actual Danish podcasts.
Find “vidner” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Danish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into dansk, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Danish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).