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Danish opposites

18 pairs of Danish words that mean the reverse of each other. Pairs are worth learning together — stor is easier to remember next to lille than on its own, and each word here links to its full entry with example sentences and audio.

Adjective pairs

Gradable pairs — things can be more or less of either, and the two sit at opposite ends of one scale.

Noun pairs

Complementary pairs — between them they cover the whole of something.

Verb pairs

Reversives — one action undoes or reverses the other.

  • swap_horizkommeto go / walk / to come

    Opposed as arriving vs leaving; both also have wider uses where they are not opposites.

  • købeswap_horizsælgeto buy / to sell
  • lukkeswap_horizåbneto close / to open

Adverb pairs

Opposed in frequency, place or time.