Danish Verbs Be (at være) and Have (at have)

How to say am, are, is, was, were, have, has, and had in Danish

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Danish Be and Have

The verbs be and have in Danish are very simple to conjugate, as are all verbs in Danish. All the forms are the same for each personal pronoun. The infinitive of the verb to be is at være, and the conjugated present tense form is er and the past tense is var. The infinitive of the verb to have is at have, and the conjugated present tense form is har and the past tense is havde.

at være - to be
I am	jeg er	I was	jeg var
you are	du er	you were	du var
he is	han er	he was	han var
she is	hun er	she was	hun var
it is	den er	it was	den var
it is	det er	it was	det var
one is	man er	one was	man var
we are	vi er	we were	vi var
you are	De er	you were	De var
they are	de er	they were	de var

at have - to have
I have	jeg har	I had	jeg havde
you have	du har	you had	du havde
he has	han har	he had	han havde
she has	hun har	she had	hun havde
it has	den har	it had	den havde
it has	det har	it had	det havde
one has	man har	one had	man havde
we have	vi har	we had	vi havde
you have	De har	you had	De havde
they have	de har	they had	de havde

To form the future tense of verbs, just add vil before the infinitive. Jeg vil være= I will be; hun vil have = she will have; etc. However, the present tense can often be used with adverbs of time to indicate the future. The word skal can also be used in place of vil, but this implies a promise rather than a general future condition.

To make a sentence negative, simply add ikke after the verb. If there is a modal verb and a main verb (such as vil and an infinitive), ikke goes between these two verbs. In addition, if you answer "yes" to a negative question, you must use jo instead of ja.

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