Bedeutung
Watching entertainment.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Danes love 'hygge' while watching movies. This often involves 'bland-selv-slik' (pick-and-mix sweets) and candles, even in the middle of the day if it's raining. Subtitles are the norm. Danes prefer original voices, which helps them learn languages. Dubbing is only for very young children. The 'Biografklub Danmark' is a huge national club where members get discounts on selected quality films, showing how much Danes value the cinema experience. In smaller Greenlandic towns, the local community hall often serves as the cinema, and 'at se en film' is a major social event for the whole village.
Drop the 'en' for hobbies
If you want to say 'I like watching movies' as a general hobby, say 'Jeg kan lide at se film' (plural/general) instead of 'en film'.
Avoid 'kigge'
Remember, 'kigge' is for looking at something static. If it's on a screen and moving, use 'se'.
Bedeutung
Watching entertainment.
Drop the 'en' for hobbies
If you want to say 'I like watching movies' as a general hobby, say 'Jeg kan lide at se film' (plural/general) instead of 'en film'.
Avoid 'kigge'
Remember, 'kigge' is for looking at something static. If it's on a screen and moving, use 'se'.
Popcorn is mandatory
In Denmark, if you invite someone to 'se en film', it's culturally implied that there will be snacks involved!
Use it for learning
Tell your Danish friends 'Jeg ser film for at lære dansk' (I watch movies to learn Danish). They will love it!
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'at se'.
I går ___ jeg en meget spændende film.
'I går' indicates the past tense, so we use 'så'.
Which sentence is correct?
How do you say 'I like watching movies'?
We use 'at se' for movies, and when speaking generally, we drop the 'en'.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Skal vi ___ en film i aften? B: Ja, det lyder som en god idé!
After 'skal vi', we use the infinitive form without 'at'.
Match the Danish sentence to the situation.
Situation: You are inviting a friend to the cinema.
This is a polite and common way to invite someone.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Se vs. Kigge
Movie Genres in Danish
Genrer
- • Gyser (Horror)
- • Komedie (Comedy)
- • Action (Action)
- • Drama (Drama)
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenI går ___ jeg en meget spændende film.
'I går' indicates the past tense, so we use 'så'.
How do you say 'I like watching movies'?
We use 'at se' for movies, and when speaking generally, we drop the 'en'.
A: Skal vi ___ en film i aften? B: Ja, det lyder som en god idé!
After 'skal vi', we use the infinitive form without 'at'.
Situation: You are inviting a friend to the cinema.
This is a polite and common way to invite someone.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenNo, it sounds very unnatural. Always use 'se' for movies.
Yes, 'en film' (one movie) and 'mange film' (many movies).
Use 'at' when it's the infinitive (to watch), but not after modal verbs like 'skal' or 'vil'.
Just say 'Jeg ser en film'. Danish doesn't use 'er seende'.
It is 'så'. For example: 'Jeg så en film i går'.
It's better to say 'at se en video' for YouTube.
It is common gender: 'en film', 'filmen'.
Say 'Hvilken film ser vi?'
You 'ser fjernsyn' (watch TV) but 'ser en film' (watch a movie).
No, mostly with subtitles, unless it's a cartoon for kids.
It refers to the general activity of movie-watching.
It's grammatically okay but sounds like you are looking at the screen without interest.
Verwandte Redewendungen
at gå i biografen
similarTo go to the cinema
at se serie
similarTo watch a TV series
en filmelsker
builds onA movie lover / cinephile
at anmelde en film
specialized formTo review a movie
hjemmebio
similarHome cinema
