Bedeutung
Riding a bicycle to class.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Cycling is the primary mode of transport for students. Most schools have massive bike parking lots that are full by 8:00 AM. The Dutch and Danes share a very similar 'cycling to school' culture, often leading to friendly competition over who is the most bike-friendly nation. In contrast to Denmark, many American students take a 'yellow school bus' or are driven by parents, making 'at cykle til skole' a less common phrase there. Historically known as the 'Kingdom of Bicycles', China has a long tradition of students cycling, though e-bikes and cars are becoming more common now.
The 'til' Rule
Remember that for institutions like school, church, and work, we often drop the 'the' (skolen) and just say 'til skole'.
Don't 'Ride'
Never use the verb 'at ride' for a bike; that's only for horses!
Bedeutung
Riding a bicycle to class.
The 'til' Rule
Remember that for institutions like school, church, and work, we often drop the 'the' (skolen) and just say 'til skole'.
Don't 'Ride'
Never use the verb 'at ride' for a bike; that's only for horses!
Weather Proof
Danes will say 'Jeg cykler til skole' even in a blizzard. It's a point of pride!
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing verb in the present tense.
Jeg ___ til skole hver dag.
The present tense of 'at cykle' is 'cykler'.
Choose the correct preposition.
Han cykler ___ skole.
'Til' is used for movement toward a destination.
Match the Danish words with their English meanings.
Match the following:
Basic vocabulary matching.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Hvordan kommer du i skole? B: Jeg ___ ___ ___.
Based on the topic, 'cykler til skole' is the intended answer.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Transport Verbs
Bike
- • cykle
- • køre på cykel
Foot
- • gå
- • vandre
Bus
- • tage bussen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenJeg ___ til skole hver dag.
The present tense of 'at cykle' is 'cykler'.
Han cykler ___ skole.
'Til' is used for movement toward a destination.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
Basic vocabulary matching.
A: Hvordan kommer du i skole? B: Jeg ___ ___ ___.
Based on the topic, 'cykler til skole' is the intended answer.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenYes, it is very common and almost identical in meaning, though 'til' emphasizes the direction more.
Yes, it follows the standard Group 1 conjugation (-r, -de, -t).
You can say 'at cykle til universitetet' or 'på uni'. 'Skole' is usually for K-12.
No, just 'til skole' implies your own school.
Yes, Denmark is one of the safest places in the world for this, thanks to dedicated bike lanes.
It's a cargo bike often used by parents to transport younger kids to school.
You say 'Jeg plejede at cykle til skole'.
Only if they are students. Otherwise, they say 'at cykle på arbejde'.
Using 'på' instead of 'til'.
You might hear 'at rulle' (to roll), but 'at cykle' is so standard it's used by everyone.
Verwandte Redewendungen
at gå i skole
similarto go to school (general)
at tage bussen
contrastto take the bus
en cykelsti
builds ona bike lane
at køre i skole
similarto drive/ride to school
