Bedeutung
Departing from a location.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Danish Goodbye' can take a long time. Even after saying 'Vi tager afsted nu,' there is often a long conversation at the door. In Greenland, 'at tage afsted' often depends on the weather (sila). You don't leave until the weather allows it. Similar to Greenland, travel between islands is weather-dependent. 'At tage afsted' is a flexible concept. Expats in Denmark often find the phrase 'at komme afsted' funny because it implies a struggle to actually leave.
The 'Er' Rule
Always remember 'Jeg ER taget afsted'. Using 'har' is the most common mistake for English speakers.
The Doorway Chat
Don't be surprised if 'taking afsted' takes 20 minutes in a Danish home. It's part of the hygge!
Bedeutung
Departing from a location.
The 'Er' Rule
Always remember 'Jeg ER taget afsted'. Using 'har' is the most common mistake for English speakers.
The Doorway Chat
Don't be surprised if 'taking afsted' takes 20 minutes in a Danish home. It's part of the hygge!
Objects stay behind
Never use this phrase for objects. You leave (forlader) your keys, you don't 'tage afsted' them.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of 'tage afsted' in the past tense.
I morges ______ vi afsted klokken syv.
The sentence starts with 'I morges' (this morning), which requires the past tense 'tog'.
Choose the correct auxiliary verb for the perfect tense.
Han ______ taget afsted til lufthavnen.
Verbs of movement like 'tage afsted' use 'er' (at være) in the perfect tense.
Complete the dialogue with the most natural phrase.
A: Skal vi gå nu? B: Ja, lad os ______.
'Lad os tage afsted' is the most natural way to say 'Let's go/leave'.
Match the phrase to the situation.
Which phrase is best for leaving a friend's house informally?
'Smutter' is the perfect informal variation for 'tage afsted'.
Add the correct preposition to indicate destination.
Vi tager afsted ______ sommerhuset i morgen.
'Til' is used with 'tage afsted' to show where you are going.
🎉 Ergebnis: /5
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
5 AufgabenI morges ______ vi afsted klokken syv.
The sentence starts with 'I morges' (this morning), which requires the past tense 'tog'.
Han ______ taget afsted til lufthavnen.
Verbs of movement like 'tage afsted' use 'er' (at være) in the perfect tense.
A: Skal vi gå nu? B: Ja, lad os ______.
'Lad os tage afsted' is the most natural way to say 'Let's go/leave'.
Which phrase is best for leaving a friend's house informally?
'Smutter' is the perfect informal variation for 'tage afsted'.
Vi tager afsted ______ sommerhuset i morgen.
'Til' is used with 'tage afsted' to show where you are going.
🎉 Ergebnis: /5
Häufig gestellte Fragen
12 FragenBoth are correct! 'Afsted' is more common in modern writing, but the Danish Language Council accepts both.
Usually, we use 'afgår' for trains and buses, but you can say 'Toget er taget afsted' informally.
'At gå' literally means to walk. 'At tage afsted' is the general act of leaving, regardless of how you travel.
Use 'Jeg forlader dig'. 'Jeg tager afsted' just sounds like you are going to the store.
It is neutral. It's perfectly fine for both work and home.
Yes, 'fra' (from) works perfectly to indicate the starting point.
It often means 'to finally manage to leave' or 'to get around to leaving'.
Yes, it functions as a directional adverb in this collocation.
Yes: 'Jeg vil tage afsted' or 'Jeg tager afsted' (present used for future).
'At ankomme' (to arrive) or 'at blive' (to stay).
No, you can also 'drage afsted' (journey off) or 'begive dig afsted' (set off).
Yes, very often! It's a very rhythmic and evocative phrase.
Verwandte Redewendungen
at smutte
similarTo pop out / leave quickly
at afrejse
formalTo depart
at forlade
similarTo leave (someone/something)
at bryde op
specialized formTo break up a gathering
at stikke af
similarTo run away
