Category: Common VerbsPart of speech: verbDifficulty: Common
Sove
/Sove/Roman
English meaning: To sleep
Definition
To rest with your eyes closed at night.
Example
“Jeg sover otte timer hver nat.”
In English: “I sleep eight hours every night.”
Another example: “Barnet sover roligt i sin seng.”
Usage — When, Where & How
The neutral everyday verb for sleeping; used in all contexts, with many compounds ('sove over sig' = to oversleep).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
'Sove' comes from the Old Norse 'sofa,' which means to sleep. The word has a longstanding usage in the Danish language with a consistent meaning.
Common Collocations
- sove godt
- sove længe
- sove over sig
- sove ud
- falde i søvn
Word Forms
at sove; nutid: sover; datid: sov; tillægsform: sovet
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