B1 · Intermediate
Verb Phrases & Modality
Express ability, intention, willingness, necessity and possibility through common Danish modal and verb-complement patterns.
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- Words & phrases
- 55
- Lessons
- 4
- Conversations
- 1
- Readings
- 1
A preview of what you’ll master
Words you’ll make your own.
Explore every meaning in this unit. Learn how to say it in Danish when you start.
- to have to, to be forced to
- to be able to afford
- should, ought to
- to dare
- to feel like, to bother
- to make it in time, to reach
- to usually do
- to stop doing
- to come up with, to invent
- to have the energy to, to manage
- to be allowed to
- to need
- to be about to, to be in the middle of
- to get started on
- to avoid, to get out of
- to refuse
- to promise
- to attempt
- to avoid
- to risk
- to have difficulty with, to find hard
- to bet on, to go for
- to consider
- to intend to, to plan to
- to be capable of, to be able to
- to have under control, to have a handle on
- to endure, to put up with
- to look forward to
- to be able to cope with, to manage
- to be in charge of, to be responsible for
- to engulf
- to enhance
- to occur; to happen
- to excel
- to hesitate
- to inject
- to proclaim
- to regain
- to weave
- to traverse
- an illusion
- to manage to
- used to
- had better
- to be supposed to
- can't afford to
- would rather
- to be likely to
- may well
- to be willing to
- to turn out, to appear
- to keep on
- can barely
- would like to
- unable
Danish words, pronunciation, and practice are waiting inside your learning account.
Understand the why
Your lessons, step by step.
- Lesson 1
Necessity, Ability, and Willingness
- Lesson 2
Linking Ideas and Word Order
- Lesson 3
Strong Verbs and Vowel Changes
- Lesson 4
Planning a Team Trip
Where this unit fits
Courses with this unit.

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Intermediate · Part 2
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