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Particles & Fillers
Common modal particles and fillers that soften, hedge, connect, or color spoken Danish; their effect depends on context and intonation.
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- just, only (softening particle)
- just (a moment), for a sec (softens a request)
- I wonder (marks a wondering question)
- like, sort of (hesitation filler)
- right? isn't it? (tag question)
- or what? right? (seeking confirmation)
- or something like that
- somehow, in some way or other
- just (the way it is)
- well, hmm (hesitation)
- oh really, I see (mild surprise or interest)
- uh, um (hesitation filler)
- listen, look here (attention-getter)
- well, oh (marks a shift in the conversation)
- oh right, of course (recalling something)
- oops, hey (noticing something suddenly)
- very well, right you are (accepting an instruction)
- granted, sure (conceding before an objection)
- right? don't you think? (tag question)
- right?, I assume? (confirmation-seeking tag)
- tell me, say (prefacing a question)
- you know (appealing to shared understanding)
- you know what (introducing a decision)
- you see (introducing an explanation)
- what's it called again (word-search filler)
- I mean (self-correction)
- or rather (correcting what one just said)
- what do I know (dismissive hedge)
- sort of
- I guess
- and stuff
- don't get me wrong
- if you will
- put it this way
- let's just say
- such as it is
- of sorts
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- Lesson 1
Particles and Fillers
- Lesson 2
Combining Modal Particles
- Lesson 3
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