B1 Collocation ニュートラル

at være en smule nervøs

to be a bit nervous

意味

Feeling slight anxiety.

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文化的背景

Danes value 'ærlighed' (honesty) about feelings. Admitting to being 'en smule nervøs' is seen as relatable and trustworthy. In American business culture, people might prefer 'excited' over 'nervous' to show confidence, whereas Danes prefer the more grounded 'nervøs'. In Japan, expressing nervousness might be done through more formal, indirect language to maintain 'wa' (harmony), while Danes are more direct. Norwegians use a very similar phrase ('en smule nervøs'), reflecting shared Scandinavian values of moderation.

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Use it for 'Hygge'

Admitting a small amount of nervousness can actually make a situation more 'hyggelig' by lowering everyone's guard.

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Check your gender

Always 'en smule', never 'et smule'. 'Smule' is always common gender.

意味

Feeling slight anxiety.

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Use it for 'Hygge'

Admitting a small amount of nervousness can actually make a situation more 'hyggelig' by lowering everyone's guard.

⚠️

Check your gender

Always 'en smule', never 'et smule'. 'Smule' is always common gender.

自分をテスト

Fill in the missing words to say 'I am a bit nervous'.

Jeg ___ en ___ nervøs.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: er, smule

In Danish, you use 'er' (to be) and 'en smule' is the correct phrase.

Which sentence is grammatically correct for a group of people?

De er...

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: en smule nervøse

The adjective 'nervøs' must be in the plural form 'nervøse' to match 'De' (They).

Match the response to the situation.

Situation: You are about to give a big speech.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Jeg er en smule nervøs.

Nervousness is the appropriate emotion for public speaking.

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Levels of Nervousness

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Low

  • en smule nervøs
  • lidt nervøs
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Medium

  • nervøs
  • spændt
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High

  • meget nervøs
  • rædselsslagen

練習問題バンク

3 問題
Fill in the missing words to say 'I am a bit nervous'. Fill Blank A1

Jeg ___ en ___ nervøs.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: er, smule

In Danish, you use 'er' (to be) and 'en smule' is the correct phrase.

Which sentence is grammatically correct for a group of people? Choose A2

De er...

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: en smule nervøse

The adjective 'nervøs' must be in the plural form 'nervøse' to match 'De' (They).

Match the response to the situation. situation_matching B1

Situation: You are about to give a big speech.

✓ 正解! ✗ おしい! 正解: Jeg er en smule nervøs.

Nervousness is the appropriate emotion for public speaking.

🎉 スコア: /3

よくある質問

2 問

Neither is 'better', but 'en smule' sounds slightly more precise and is very common in written Danish.

Yes! Adding 'lille' (small) makes it even smaller. 'Jeg er en lille smule nervøs.'

関連フレーズ

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at have sommerfugle i maven

similar

to have butterflies in the stomach

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at være spændt

similar

to be excited/anxious

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at være rædselsslagen

contrast

to be terrified

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