stop
The Danish word for stop is stop.
When you want to tell someone to stop performing a continuous action, use the construction stop med at followed by the infinitive of the verb.
Meaning: not to continue (verb)
Which one should you use?
While stop is used as an imperative (Stop!), the verb stoppe is used for the action of stopping or plugging a hole.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive form of the verb is at stoppe. To express "stop doing (something)", use the pattern stop med at plus the infinitive.
Did you know?
- When talking about a 'full stop' at the end of a sentence, Danes do not use stop but instead use punktum, which is related to the word 'point'.
- If you want to tell someone to 'stop it' in a dismissive way, you might use the expression nu stopper du, which literally translates to 'now you are stopping'.
- While stop is used for halting, the word stoppe can also mean 'to stuff' or 'to plug', such as stuffing a pillow with feathers.
Examples in context
- Stop med at ryge.Stop smoking.This example shows how to use stop to command someone to cease an activity.Tatoeba #3597689 by Sharaf78, translation #40632 by CK
- Stop. Det er rødt.Stop. There's a red light.This example uses stop as a direct command to halt movement.Tatoeba #1946047 by danepo, translation #1943872 by Spamster
- Kan du stoppe Tom?Can you stop Tom?This example uses the verb stoppe to ask to halt a person's action.Tatoeba #4320856 by danepo, translation #3327397 by CK
- Vær venlig at holde op med at tale og lyt til mig.Please stop talking and listen to me.
- Vær sød at stoppe med at lave den lyd?Could you please be kind and stop making that noise?
- Undskyld, men jeg beder venligst om, at du stopper denne adfærd.Excuse me, but I kindly request that you stop this behavior.
- Stop med at joke og vær seriøs et øjeblik.Stop joking and be serious for a moment.
- Stop med at løbe og kom herhen, vær sød.Stop running and come here, please.
- Lad være med det, det er ikke besværet værd.Just leave it, it's not worth the trouble.
- Kan du være sød at lade være med at lege med det?Could you please stop playing with that?
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Example conversation
Emma and Noah are arguing about a loud noise.
- EmmaStop nu med at larme!Stop making noise now!
- NoahJeg prøver bare at hjælpe.I am just trying to help.
- EmmaDu skal stop med det med det samme.You must stop that immediately.
- NoahOkay, jeg stopper nu.Okay, I am stopping now.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
