Verb
at binde
Meaning
to tie (like a rope)
| Infinitive | Nutid | Datid | Førnutid |
| at binde | binder | bandt | har bundet |
Example on how to use the verb – Danish version
En blæsende lørdag morgen binder Maya et lyserødt bånd om træhåndtaget på sin bedstefars gamle fiskestang i håb om, at det vil forhindre linen i at glide gennem hans forvitrede fingre. Hun binder den med forsigtige løkker og nynner en melodi, hendes mor sang, da hun var barn. Tidligere på ugen havde Maya bundet den samme knude på en drage til sin bror, en knude så tæt, at dragen aldrig drev væk i den blæsende park.
Da solen stiger højere, tager hun stangen med til bækken, men vandet løber hurtigere, end hun havde forventet. Da linen løsner sig, husker hun, hvordan hun har bundet knuden så tæt, at selv et kraftigt træk ikke kunne løsne den. Hun trækker linen tilbage, binder en ny knude på stedet og tjekker resultatet.
Senere, siddende på flodbredden, fortæller Maya sin yngre søster historien om dragen og fiskestangen. Hun forklarer, at hemmeligheden bag at holde noget tæt ikke kun er rebets styrke, men også minderne om den knude, man havde bundet, før vinden skiftede. Båndet blafrer, en lys påmindelse om, at nogle slips, når de først er lavet, hænger ved i både hænder og hjerte.
English version
On a breezy Saturday morning Maya ties a bright red ribbon around the wooden handle of her grand‑father’s old fishing rod, hoping it will keep the line from slipping through his weathered fingers. She is tying it with careful loops, humming a tune her mother sang when she was a child. Earlier that week, Maya had tied the same knot on a kite for her brother, a knot so snug that the kite never once drifted away in the gusty park.
When the sun climbs higher, she takes the rod to the creek, but the water runs faster than she expected. As the line snaps free, she remembers how she has tied the knot so tightly that even a strong pull could not loosen it. She tugs the line back, ties a new knot on the spot, and checks the result.
Later, sitting on the riverbank, Maya tells her younger sister the story of the kite and the fishing rod. She explains that the secret to keeping anything close is not only the strength of the rope but also the memory of the knot you had tied before the wind changed. The ribbon flutters, a bright reminder that some ties, once made, linger in both hands and heart.
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