<![CDATA[In Denmark, we don't say ‘I like you’.]]>In Denmark, we don't say ‘I like you’. We say ‘Jeg kan lide dig’, which literally means ‘I can suffer you’, and I think that is beautiful.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/fd007783-eb66-4116-9220-5a78cf4a621c/in-denmark-we-don-t-say-i-like-you-.RSS for NodeSat, 18 Jul 2026 02:32:23 GMTFri, 19 Jun 2026 20:40:19 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to In Denmark, we don't say ‘I like you’. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:30:50 GMT]]>@anderslund @headword Således klogere! Tak 😌

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/tokeriis/statuses/116781498405157120https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/tokeriis/statuses/116781498405157120Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:30:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In Denmark, we don't say ‘I like you’. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:04:10 GMT]]>@headword @tokeriis Sjovt nok er 'kunne lide' ("føle sympati, glæde eller nydelse ved; synes godt om") i den danske ordborg (nuværende dansk, jo) lissom uden for de betydninger der i øvrigt nævnes, fx "gennemgå fysisk eller psykisk smerte, nød eller trængsler" eller endda "være udsat for eller plaget af". Måske er det synonymt med "holde ud"? (https://ordnet.dk/ddo/ordbog/lide_1)

PS - hvor er ordnet blevet flot - det var sandelig på tide!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/anderslund/statuses/116781380356341874https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://expressional.social/users/anderslund/statuses/116781380356341874Sat, 20 Jun 2026 08:04:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In Denmark, we don't say ‘I like you’. on Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:37:52 GMT]]>@tokeriis I also had to check, as there are many unrelated verbs that are written ‘lide’, and it really is a sense of the ‘suffering’ one.

According to Ordbog over det Danske Sprog, there are 6 different verbs:

‘lide’ ³: move or pass (also of time).

‘lide’ ⁴: suffer or endure. Sense 4.3 is the one of ‘liking’.

https://ordnet.dk/ods/ordbog/lide_4

‘lide’ ⁵: trust.

‘lide’ ⁶: wait or long for.

‘lide’ ⁷: set (of the sun).

‘lide’ ⁸: make an impression.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lingo.lol/users/headword/statuses/116781290142917736https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lingo.lol/users/headword/statuses/116781290142917736Sat, 20 Jun 2026 07:37:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In Denmark, we don't say ‘I like you’. on Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:37:44 GMT]]>@headword
It's basically the same in German: One way to translate "I like you" is "Ich kann Dich leiden" and literally translated that means "I can suffer you" as well.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/lejapproach/statuses/116779166265203119https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/lejapproach/statuses/116779166265203119Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:37:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In Denmark, we don't say ‘I like you’. on Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:00:31 GMT]]>@headword Really. I thought it was related to “have lid til”, to trust. So it would mean “I can trust you”.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/tokeriis/statuses/116779019888155226https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/tokeriis/statuses/116779019888155226Fri, 19 Jun 2026 22:00:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to In Denmark, we don't say ‘I like you’. on Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:59:27 GMT]]>@headword@lingo.lol same in german :3

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In Finland we say almost the same thing.

"den glider in"

Edit for those not in the know:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_glider_in

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