Significado
Coming to a stop unintentionally.
Contexto cultural
In Danish workplaces, 'at gå i stå' is often used as a polite way to say someone isn't doing their job or a department is being slow. In Greenlandic Danish, the phrase is often used for snowmobiles or boats, where 'at gå i stå' can be a life-threatening situation due to the cold. Danes have a low tolerance for 'pinlig tavshed' (awkward silence). If a conversation 'går i stå', a Dane will often make a joke about the weather to get it 'i gang' (started) again. Modern Danish literature often uses the phrase to describe the 'stagnation' of middle-class life in the suburbs.
The 'Er' Rule
Always remember to use 'er' for the past participle. 'Jeg er gået i stå' is the most common mistake for English speakers.
Don't use for people standing
If you are just standing still waiting for a friend, do NOT say 'Jeg går i stå'. Say 'Jeg står og venter'.
Significado
Coming to a stop unintentionally.
The 'Er' Rule
Always remember to use 'er' for the past participle. 'Jeg er gået i stå' is the most common mistake for English speakers.
Don't use for people standing
If you are just standing still waiting for a friend, do NOT say 'Jeg går i stå'. Say 'Jeg står og venter'.
Breaking the stall
If a conversation stalls in Denmark, mentioning 'vejret' (the weather) is the classic way to get it moving again.
Ponte a prueba
Fill in the correct form of 'at gå i stå'.
Min bil ______ i går midt i lyskrydset.
The sentence mentions 'i går' (yesterday), so we need the past tense 'gik'.
Which auxiliary verb is correct?
Projektet ______ gået i stå.
Change of state verbs in Danish use 'er' in the perfect tense.
Match the sentence to the situation.
1. 'Samtalen gik i stå.' 2. 'Motoren gik i stå.' 3. 'Uret er gået i stå.'
1-B, 2-A, 3-C.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Hvorfor er du så sent på den? B: Fordi bussen ______.
The bus stalled in the past, causing the lateness.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Ayudas visuales
Common things that 'går i stå'
Machines
- • Biler
- • Computere
- • Ure
Social
- • Samtaler
- • Dates
- • Taler
Abstract
- • Projekter
- • Økonomi
- • Karriere
Banco de ejercicios
4 ejerciciosMin bil ______ i går midt i lyskrydset.
The sentence mentions 'i går' (yesterday), so we need the past tense 'gik'.
Projektet ______ gået i stå.
Change of state verbs in Danish use 'er' in the perfect tense.
1. 'Samtalen gik i stå.' 2. 'Motoren gik i stå.' 3. 'Uret er gået i stå.'
1-B, 2-A, 3-C.
A: Hvorfor er du så sent på den? B: Fordi bussen ______.
The bus stalled in the past, causing the lateness.
🎉 Puntuación: /4
Preguntas frecuentes
4 preguntasYes, but it means they stopped talking or thinking, not that they stopped walking. 'Han gik i stå' means he froze mentally.
Yes, it is perfectly neutral. You can say 'Min karriere er gået lidt i stå' to explain why you want a new job.
'Gå i stå' is a general stop. 'Gå i baglås' implies a more stubborn, locked state, often used for mental blocks.
Yes, but 'Uret er gået i stå' sounds more natural to a native speaker.
Frases relacionadas
at gå i baglås
similarTo get stuck/jammed (often mentally).
at køre fast
similarTo get bogged down in a process.
at gå i fisk
contrastTo go wrong or fail.
at gå i stå på halvvejen
specialized formTo give up or stall halfway through.
