Signification
Doing household cleaning chores.
Contexte culturel
Danes often have a 'rengøringsdag' (cleaning day), typically Saturday, where the whole family participates. The 'no shoes indoors' rule makes 'gøre rent' easier, as less dirt is brought in from outside. Many young professionals use apps like 'HappyHelper' to find people to 'gøre rent' for them. Before modern vacuum cleaners, 'at gøre rent' involved taking all rugs outside and beating them with a 'tæppebanker'.
Omit 'i huset'
In 90% of conversations, you can just say 'Jeg skal gøre rent'. The context usually implies it's the house.
The 't' in 'rent'
Never forget the 't' at the end of 'rent'. Without it, 'ren' sounds like you are talking about a reindeer (en ren)!
Signification
Doing household cleaning chores.
Omit 'i huset'
In 90% of conversations, you can just say 'Jeg skal gøre rent'. The context usually implies it's the house.
The 't' in 'rent'
Never forget the 't' at the end of 'rent'. Without it, 'ren' sounds like you are talking about a reindeer (en ren)!
Use 'få gjort rent'
If you want to sound like a native when talking about hiring someone, use 'Jeg får gjort rent' (I get [it] cleaned).
Teste-toi
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'gøre'.
I går ______ jeg rent i hele huset.
The sentence starts with 'I går' (yesterday), so we need the past tense 'gjorde'.
Which phrase means 'to tidy up' (not deep clean)?
Jeg skal ______.
'Rydde op' means to tidy or organize, while 'gøre rent' means to clean surfaces.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Skal vi se en film? B: Nej, jeg skal ______ i huset først.
After 'skal' (modal verb), we use the infinitive form 'gøre'.
Match the situation to the phrase.
You are moving out of an apartment and need to leave it perfect.
'Hovedrent' is used for deep cleaning, which is required when moving.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Cleaning Tasks in the House
Stuen
- • Støvsuge
- • Tørre støv af
Køkkenet
- • Vaske op
- • Tørre borde af
Badeværelset
- • Skrubbe toilet
- • Pudse spejl
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesI går ______ jeg rent i hele huset.
The sentence starts with 'I går' (yesterday), so we need the past tense 'gjorde'.
Jeg skal ______.
'Rydde op' means to tidy or organize, while 'gøre rent' means to clean surfaces.
A: Skal vi se en film? B: Nej, jeg skal ______ i huset først.
After 'skal' (modal verb), we use the infinitive form 'gøre'.
You are moving out of an apartment and need to leave it perfect.
'Hovedrent' is used for deep cleaning, which is required when moving.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
10 questionsNo, it is neutral and used by everyone, from students to the Queen.
Yes! Just replace 'huset' with 'lejligheden' (the apartment).
'Ren' is the adjective (a clean car = en ren bil). 'Rent' is the adverbial form used in this phrase.
You say 'Jeg hader at gøre rent'.
'Rengøring' is the noun (the cleaning). 'At gøre rent' is the verb phrase.
Cleanliness is highly valued in Danish culture, especially as part of 'hygge'.
Usually, you would say 'at vaske bil' or 'at gøre bilen ren indvendig'.
It means 'head-cleaning', or a total deep clean of the entire house.
Yes, to describe cleaning offices or 'cleaning house' metaphorically.
Jeg er færdig med at gøre rent.
Expressions liées
at rydde op
similarto tidy up
at vaske op
specialized formto do the dishes
at gøre hovedrent
builds onto spring clean
at støvsuge
specialized formto vacuum
at shine op
informalto spruce up
