Verb
at bide
Meaning
to bite
| Infinitive | Nutid | Datid | Førnutid |
| at bide | bider | bed | har bidt |
Example on how to use the verb – Danish version
Hver morgen bider Clara i et sprødt æble fra det gamle træ i sin baghave. Det er en vane, hun startede som barn, en vane, der bringer hende trøst. I dag er hendes rutine dog ødelagt. Da hun rækker ud efter en lavthængende frugt, fanger en raslen i det tørre græs hendes opmærksomhed – for sent.
En slange bed hende i anklen, dens hugtænder synker dybt. Smerten skyder op i hendes ben, skarp og pludselig. Hun snubler tilbage og husker sin bedstefars advarsler. Længe før dette øjeblik havde han bidt enden af en pind af for at demonstrere, hvordan slanger angriber, og lært hende altid at holde øje med, hvor hun træder.
Mindet nærer hendes ro. Hun havde også lært, at panik forværrer giftens spredning. Selvom hospitalet ikke var langt væk, talte hvert sekund. Hun havde bidt sig i læben af frygt som barn under tordenvejr, men dette var anderledes – dette var reel fare. Redningsfolk ankom hurtigt, efter at være blevet tilkaldt af hendes nabo, som havde set slangen glide væk.
På klinikken renser lægerne såret. “Du er heldig,” siger sygeplejersken. “Det bid kunne have været værre.” Clara nikker og tager en slurk vand. Hendes æble ligger glemt i græsset, halvt spist, en lille påmindelse om naturens fine balance – hvordan selv fredelige ritualer kan blive farlige. I morgen plukker hun stadig et æble, men hun ser sig om to gange, før hun rækker ned.
English version
Every morning, Clara bites into a crisp apple from the old tree in her backyard. It’s a habit she started as a child, one that brings her comfort. Today, however, her routine is shattered. As she reaches for a low-hanging fruit, a rustle in the dry grass catches her attention—too late.
A snake bit her ankle, its fangs sinking deep. Pain shoots up her leg, sharp and sudden. She stumbles back, remembering her grandfather’s warnings. Long before this moment, he had bitten off the end of a stick to demonstrate how snakes strike, teaching her to always watch where she steps.
The memory fuels her calm. She had also learned that panic worsens the venom’s spread. While the hospital wasn’t far, every second counted. She had bitten her lip in fear as a child during thunderstorms, but this was different—this was real danger. Paramedics arrived quickly, having been called by her neighbor, who had seen the snake slither away.
At the clinic, doctors clean the wound. “You’re lucky,” the nurse says. “That bite could’ve been worse.” Clara nods, sipping water. Her apple lies forgotten in the grass, half-eaten, a small reminder of nature’s delicate balance—how even peaceful rituals can turn perilous. Tomorrow, she’ll still pick an apple, but she’ll look twice before reaching down.
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