Bedeutung
Currently engaged in an activity.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Busy Culture' in Denmark is often tied to the concept of 'effektivitet'. Danes value getting work done within the 37-hour work week so they can go home and 'hygge'. In Danish offices, saying 'Jeg har travlt' is not an insult; it's a sign that you are a contributing member of the team. However, it's often followed by a promise of when you will be free. Danish influencers often use 'travlt med at' to justify their absence from social media, creating a sense of 'FOMO' or importance around their projects. Students often use this phrase during 'læseferie' (exam prep period) to signal their unavailability for social events.
The 'Med' Rule
Always remember 'med' if you want to say WHAT you are busy with. It's the bridge to your activity.
Don't use 'er'
Avoid saying 'Jeg er travlt'. It's the most common English-speaker mistake. Stick to 'Jeg har travlt'.
Bedeutung
Currently engaged in an activity.
The 'Med' Rule
Always remember 'med' if you want to say WHAT you are busy with. It's the bridge to your activity.
Don't use 'er'
Avoid saying 'Jeg er travlt'. It's the most common English-speaker mistake. Stick to 'Jeg har travlt'.
Use 'Rygende'
To sound like a native, use 'rygende travlt' when you're overwhelmed. It adds instant flavor to your Danish.
Polite Declining
Danes use this phrase to be polite. It's better to say you're busy with a task than to just say 'no'.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing words to complete the sentence: 'I am busy cleaning the house.'
Jeg har ______ ______ ______ gøre rent i huset.
The full phrase 'travlt med at' is required before an infinitive verb.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct option:
It uses 'har', the preposition 'med', the marker 'at', and the infinitive 'læse'.
Match the intensity to the situation.
If a company is growing extremely fast and everyone is working 80 hours a week, they have...
'Rygende travlt' (smoking busy) is the idiom for extreme busyness.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Skal vi gå en tur? B: Jeg vil gerne, men jeg ______ ______ ______ ______ skrive færdig.
Standard usage to explain why you can't do something.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Travlt vs. Skynde sig
Common 'Travlt' Activities
Work
- • skrive
- • mødes
- • planlægge
Home
- • rydde op
- • lave mad
- • vaske op
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenJeg har ______ ______ ______ gøre rent i huset.
The full phrase 'travlt med at' is required before an infinitive verb.
Choose the correct option:
It uses 'har', the preposition 'med', the marker 'at', and the infinitive 'læse'.
If a company is growing extremely fast and everyone is working 80 hours a week, they have...
'Rygende travlt' (smoking busy) is the idiom for extreme busyness.
A: Skal vi gå en tur? B: Jeg vil gerne, men jeg ______ ______ ______ ______ skrive færdig.
Standard usage to explain why you can't do something.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
14 FragenYes! You can say 'Jeg har travlt med arbejdet' (I am busy with work). You only need 'at' if a verb follows.
It's the neuter form of the adjective 'travl', used here as an adverbial noun phrase.
'At have travlt' means you have a lot to do. 'At skynde sig' means you are moving fast or hurrying.
Use 'Jeg har rygende travlt' or 'Jeg har vildt travlt'.
It's neutral. You can use it with your boss or your best friend.
Yes, that is correct. You use 'travl' as an adjective to describe a person.
In Danish, 'd' after a vowel is often a 'soft d' or completely silent in connected speech.
Yes, in standard Copenhagen Danish, there is a glottal stop on the 'v/w' sound.
Absolutely. 'Jeg har travlt med at male' is perfectly natural.
'At have god tid' (to have plenty of time).
Yes, it's very common in journalism and professional emails.
Yes, like 'De har travlt med at skændes' (They are busy arguing).
Like the normal verb: har (present), havde (past), har haft (perfect).
In texting, people just write 'har travlt'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
at have rygende travlt
specialized formTo be extremely busy.
at være optaget af
similarTo be occupied with.
at have meget om ørerne
idiomTo have a lot on one's plate.
at skynde sig
contrastTo hurry.
