To think in Danish 1 - tænke, tro, synes or mene

To think covers four Danish concepts:

Tænke refers to mental work or mental text:
  • Jeg tænkte på, hvad jeg skulle sige til politiet, når de kom. (I was thinking about what to tell the police when they would arrive).
  • Tænke says: My brain is processing things.

    Tro expresses a theory that in principle can be verified or falsified through a test:
  • Jeg tror, det er en god bog. (I've got reasons to believe that it's a good book - but I haven't read it)
  • Tro says: We'll see!

    Synes expresses an opinion based upon feeling:
  • Jeg synes det er en god bog. (I find that it's a good book - I 've read the book and I like it).
  • Synes says: That's how I feel about it!

    Mene is an opinion based upon conviction. Verifying is not within reach.
  • Jeg mener det vil være godt for økonomien at sætte skatten ned. (I really do believe lowering of taxes would be good for the economy).
  • Mene says: Believe me, I'm serious! Or: I'm almost sure!

    Choose: tænke, tro, synes or mene in the drop-down-list
    - Bvadr! Jeg , den mælk smager dårligt!
    - Det var da mærkeligt, jeg , den er fra i går - hvad siger datoen?

    - Lægen , at jeg skulle begynde at gå til fitness. Han , at jeg vejer ca. 15 kg for meget.
    - Jeg , at din mave er dejlig blød. Og den danser så sjovt, når du går.
    - Men det er nok alligevel rigtigt, at jeg for lidt over, hvad jeg spiser.