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A1 verb

male

When using the verb "male" (to paint), remember its conjugation is regular. In the present tense, it's "maler" (I paint, you paint, etc.). For the past tense, it's "malede" (painted). The past participle, used with auxiliary verbs like "har" (have), is "malet" (painted).

For example, you would say "Jeg maler et billede" (I am painting a picture). If you want to say something was painted, you could use "Billedet er malet" (The picture is painted). It's a straightforward verb, often used in everyday contexts.

Pratique Exemplos Notas e dicas

Exemplos por nível

Jeg maler et billede.

I paint a picture.

Han maler huset.

He paints the house.

Vi maler væggen.

We paint the wall.

De maler en tegning.

They paint a drawing.

Du maler med pensel.

You paint with a brush.

Hun maler sin cykel.

She paints her bicycle.

Barnet maler glad.

The child paints happily.

Jeg kan godt lide at male.

I like to paint.

Jeg skal male huset til sommer.

I have to paint the house this summer.

Future tense with 'skal'.

Kan du male et portræt af mig?

Can you paint a portrait of me?

Modal verb 'kan' (can).

De malede væggene hvide.

They painted the walls white.

Past tense of 'male' (malede).

Det tager lang tid at male hele lejligheden.

It takes a long time to paint the entire apartment.

Infinitive 'at male' (to paint).

Maleren er ved at male stuen færdig.

The painter is about to finish painting the living room.

Present progressive 'er ved at male' (is about to paint).

Har du nogensinde malet med oliemaling?

Have you ever painted with oil paint?

Present perfect 'har malet' (have painted).

Vi besluttede at male soveværelset blåt.

We decided to paint the bedroom blue.

Past tense of 'male' (male).

Husk at dække gulvet, før du begynder at male.

Remember to cover the floor before you start painting.

Imperative 'Husk' (remember) and infinitive 'at male'.

Padrões gramaticais

Infinitive: male (to paint) Present tense: maler (painting) Past tense: malede (painted) Past participle: malet (painted) Present participle: malende (painting - typically used as an adjective) Can be used with a direct object (e.g., 'et billede', 'væggen') Can be used with modal verbs (e.g., 'kan godt lide at male') Can be used as the subject of a sentence (e.g., 'At male er sjovt')

Expressões idiomáticas

"at male Fanden på væggen"

to paint the devil on the wall (to imagine or predict the worst)

Du skal ikke male Fanden på væggen, før vi har set resultaterne.

neutral

"at male med bred pensel"

to paint with a broad brush (to generalize, to describe something in a general way without much detail)

Jeg vil ikke male med en bred pensel, men mange unge har svært ved at finde arbejde.

neutral

"at male sig op i et hjørne"

to paint oneself into a corner (to get into a difficult situation from which there is no easy escape)

Han er ved at male sig op i et hjørne med alle de løfter, han har givet.

neutral

"at male i store træk"

to paint in broad strokes (to describe something generally, without going into specific details)

Lad mig male situationen i store træk for dig.

neutral

"at male med tyk pensel"

to paint with a thick brush (to exaggerate or overstate something)

Han har en tendens til at male med tyk pensel, når han fortæller historier.

neutral

"at male sort"

to paint in black (to describe something in a very negative or pessimistic way)

Du skal ikke male alting sort; det er ikke så slemt, som det lyder.

neutral

"at male tingene ud"

to paint things out (to elaborate or explain something in detail, sometimes excessively)

Der er ingen grund til at male tingene ud, det er ret ligetil.

neutral

"at male byen rød"

to paint the town red (to go out and celebrate boisterously)

Efter eksamen besluttede de sig for at male byen rød.

informal

"at male et billede af noget"

to paint a picture of something (to describe something vividly, to create an image in someone's mind)

Han malede et levende billede af, hvordan fremtiden kunne se ud.

neutral

"at male med olie"

to paint with oil (literally, but often used metaphorically to imply a more detailed, nuanced approach compared to 'broad brush')

Man kan ikke male med olie, når man skal beskrive komplekse problemer hurtigt.

neutral

Padrões de frases

Jeg maler et billede.

I am painting a picture.

Du maler væggen.

You are painting the wall.

Han/Hun maler sit hus.

He/She is painting his/her house.

Vi maler et skab.

We are painting a cupboard.

De maler hegnet.

They are painting the fence.

Jeg kan godt lide at male.

I really like to paint.

Vil du male med mig?

Do you want to paint with me?

At male er sjovt.

To paint is fun.

Família de palavras

Substantivos

maler painter

maling paint

maleri painting (art)

malerkost paintbrush

Adjetivos

malet painted

Dicas

Basic use of 'male'

The word 'male' is a regular verb in Danish. It means 'to paint'. You'll use it for painting walls, pictures, or anything else.

Present tense of 'male'

To say 'I paint' or 'he paints', you add -r to the end. So, 'jeg maler' (I paint) and 'han maler' (he paints).

Past tense of 'male'

For past tense, you add -ede. So, 'jeg malede' means 'I painted'. This is common for many Danish verbs.

Past participle of 'male'

The past participle is 'malet'. You use it with 'har' (have) to form the perfect tense: 'jeg har malet' (I have painted).

Future tense of 'male'

To talk about painting in the future, you use 'vil' (will) or 'skal' (shall). So, 'jeg vil male' or 'jeg skal male' both mean 'I will paint'.

Saying 'to be painted'

If something 'is painted', you use 'er malet'. For example, 'huset er malet' (the house is painted).

Noun forms of 'male'

The act of painting can be a noun: 'maleri' (a painting, a picture) or 'malearbejde' (painting work). Don't confuse them.

Don't confuse 'male' and 'at tegne'

'Male' is specifically 'to paint' with paint. If you mean 'to draw' with a pencil or pen, use 'at tegne'.

Common phrases with 'male'

You might hear 'male byen rød', which literally means 'to paint the town red'. Just like in English, it means 'to go out and party'.

Practice with objects

Practice using 'male' with different objects. 'Male et billede' (paint a picture), 'male en væg' (paint a wall), 'male møbler' (paint furniture).

Perguntas frequentes

10 perguntas

You pronounce 'male' like 'mah-leh'. The 'a' is a long 'ah' sound, and the 'e' at the end is a short 'eh' sound, similar to the 'e' in 'bed'.

No, 'male' can be used for painting various things, like a house, a wall, or even fingernails. It's a general term for applying paint.

'Male' (verb) means 'to paint' (the action). 'Farve' (noun) means 'color' or 'paint' (the substance). So you 'maler' (paint) with 'farve' (paint).

The present tense of 'male' is 'maler'. For example: Jeg maler (I paint), du maler (you paint), han/hun/den/det maler (he/she/it paints), vi maler (we paint), I maler (you all paint), de maler (they paint).

Yes, absolutely. You would say 'Jeg skal male bordet' (I need to paint the table) or 'Hun maler stolen grøn' (She paints the chair green).

Yes, 'maling' is the noun form, meaning 'paint' (the substance). For example: 'Jeg har brug for mere maling' (I need more paint).

The word for 'a painter' (the person) is 'en maler'. This is quite common in Danish where the verb stem can be used to form the noun for the person doing the action.

You would say 'Jeg vil male'. 'Vil' is the Danish word for 'want to' or 'will'.

You would say 'Jeg skal male væggen' (I need to paint the wall). 'Væg' means 'wall', and 'væggen' means 'the wall'.

While 'male' primarily means literal painting, you can use the phrase 'male et billede' (to paint a picture) in a figurative sense. However, for 'paint a picture with words', a more common and natural Danish phrase might be 'tegne et billede med ord' (to draw a picture with words) or 'beskrive levende' (to describe vividly).