Signification
Describing a challenging job.
Contexte culturel
Danes value 'flad struktur' (flat hierarchy). Admitting a task is 'svær' is not seen as a failure but as an invitation for the team to help. In Greenlandic Danish, 'en svær opgave' might often refer to the challenges of nature or logistics in the Arctic environment. The phrase is often used as a 'softener' before delivering bad news or requesting more resources. Teachers use this phrase to encourage students, implying that while it's hard, it's a 'task' that can be completed.
Use it to buy time
If someone asks you a hard question, starting with 'Det er en svær opgave at svare på...' gives you a few seconds to think!
Watch the gender
Don't say 'et svært opgave'. 'Opgave' is always 'en'.
Signification
Describing a challenging job.
Use it to buy time
If someone asks you a hard question, starting with 'Det er en svær opgave at svare på...' gives you a few seconds to think!
Watch the gender
Don't say 'et svært opgave'. 'Opgave' is always 'en'.
Teste-toi
Fill in the missing word to complete the phrase.
Det er en ______ opgave.
Because 'opgave' is a common gender noun (en-ord) and it is singular, we use the base form 'svær'.
Which sentence is the most natural way to say 'The homework was a difficult task'?
Choose the correct sentence:
'Var' is the past tense of 'er', and 'en svær opgave' is the correct noun phrase.
Complete the dialogue between two colleagues.
A: Kan du hjælpe mig med dette projekt? B: Ja, men det ser ud til at være ______.
Contextually, B is acknowledging that the project looks difficult.
Match the phrase to the most likely situation.
Where would you most likely hear 'Det er en svær opgave'?
The phrase is commonly used in professional and serious contexts to describe challenges.
🎉 Score : /4
Aides visuelles
Types of 'Opgaver'
Work
- • Rapport
- • Møde
- • Projekt
School
- • Lektier
- • Eksamen
- • Test
Banque d exercices
4 exercicesDet er en ______ opgave.
Because 'opgave' is a common gender noun (en-ord) and it is singular, we use the base form 'svær'.
Choose the correct sentence:
'Var' is the past tense of 'er', and 'en svær opgave' is the correct noun phrase.
A: Kan du hjælpe mig med dette projekt? B: Ja, men det ser ud til at være ______.
Contextually, B is acknowledging that the project looks difficult.
Where would you most likely hear 'Det er en svær opgave'?
The phrase is commonly used in professional and serious contexts to describe challenges.
🎉 Score : /4
Questions fréquentes
3 questionsNo, if you call a person 'svær', it usually means they are physically large/heavy in an old-fashioned way. Use 'besværlig' for a difficult person.
Not necessarily. 'Svær' is much more common in daily speech. 'Vanskelig' is for formal reports.
Change it to 'Det er svære opgaver'.
Expressions liées
en stor udfordring
similara big challenge
en let opgave
contrastan easy task
at have meget om ørerne
builds onto have a lot on one's plate
en hård nød at knække
specialized forma hard nut to crack
