Verb
at sove
Meaning
to sleep
| Infinitive | Nutid | Datid | Førnutid |
| at sove | sover | sov | har sovet |
Example on how to use the verb – Danish version
I den stille by Willowbrook har en gammel fyrvogter ved navn Eli sovet gennem mange storme, men i nat føles vinden anderledes. Han sidder på træbænken uden for tårnet med halvt lukkede øjne og ser havet stige og synke. “Jeg har sovet i denne stol i årevis,” mumler han, “og hvert daggry har hvisket en ny hemmelighed.” Havskummet glitrer som spredte drømme, og mågerne, rastløse som altid, svæver over det sorte vand.
Tidligere på aftenen ankom en ung pige ved navn Mara med en vejrbidt dagbog i hånden. Hun fortæller Eli, at hun aldrig har sovet under et fyrtårns bjælke før, og at tanken både begejstrer og skræmmer hende. “Da jeg var barn, sov jeg på et lille loft,” indrømmer hun, “og nattehimlen var mit tæppe.”
Da fyrtårnets lys begynder at blinke, ser de to mod horisonten. Eli læner sig endelig tilbage, hans øjenlåg giver endelig efter. “Nu sover jeg,” hvisker han, “og jeg vil huske dette øjeblik, når jeg vågner.” Natten bliver dybere, bølgerne holder deres rytme, og et sted langt væk drømmer en skibsbesætning, der kun har sovet et par timer, om sikker havn.
English version
In the quiet town of Willowbrook, an old lighthouse keeper named Eli has slept through many storms, but tonight the wind feels different. He sits on the wooden bench outside the tower, eyes half‑closed, and watches the sea rise and fall. “I have slept in this chair for years,” he mutters, “and every dawn has whispered a new secret.” The sea‑foam glitters like scattered dreams, and the gulls, restless as ever, hover over the black water.
Earlier this evening, a young girl named Mara arrived, clutching a weather‑worn diary. She tells Eli that she has never slept under a lighthouse’s beam before, and that the thought both thrills and terrifies her. “When I was a child I slept in a tiny attic,” she confesses, “and the night sky was my blanket.”
As the lighthouse light begins to flash, the two of them watch the horizon. Eli finally leans back, his eyelids finally giving in. “Now I am sleeping,” he whispers, “and I will remember this moment when I wake.” The night deepens, the waves keep their rhythm, and somewhere far away a ship’s crew, who have slept only a few hours, dreams of safe harbor.
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