Editing Danish language (section)

==== Tense, aspect, mood, and voice ====
Verbs can be divided into two main classes, the strong/irregular verbs and the regular/weak verbs.{{sfn|Rischel|2012|p=813}} The regular verbs are also divided into two classes, those that take the past suffix {{lang|da|-te}} and those that take the suffix {{lang|da|-ede}}.{{sfn|Haberland|1994|p=332}}

The infinitive always ends in a vowel, usually -e (pronounced {{IPA|[ə]}}), infinitive forms are preceded by the article {{lang|da|at}} (pronounced {{IPA|[ɒ]}}) in some syntactic functions.{{sfn|Haberland|1994|p=332}} The non-past or present tense takes the suffix {{lang|da|-r}}, except for a few strong verbs that have irregular non-past forms. The past form does not necessarily mark past tense, but also counterfactuality or conditionality, and the non-past has many uses besides present tense time reference.{{sfn|Haberland|1994|p=333}}

The present participle ends in {{lang|da|-ende}} (e.g. {{lang|da|løbende}} "running"), and the past participle ends in {{lang|da|-et}} (e.g. {{lang|da|løbet}} "run"), {{lang|da|-t}} (e.g. købt "bought"). The [[Perfect (grammar)|Perfect]] is constructed with {{lang|da|at have}} ("to have") and participial forms, like in English. But some intransitive verbs form the perfect using {{lang|da|at være}} ("to be") instead, and some may use both with a difference in meaning.

* {{lang|da|Hun har gået}}. {{lang|da|Flyet har fløjet}}: ''She has walked''. ''The plane has flown''
* {{lang|da|Hun er gået}}. {{lang|da|Flyet er fløjet}}: ''She has left''. ''The plane has taken off''
* {{lang|da|Hun havde gået}}. {{lang|da|Flyet havde fløjet}}: ''She had walked''. ''The plane had flown''
* {{lang|da|Hun var gået}}. {{lang|da|Flyet var fløjet}}: ''She had left''. ''The plane had taken off''

The passive form takes the suffix -s: {{lang|da|avisen læses hver dag}} ("the newspaper is read every day"). Another passive construction uses the auxiliary verb {{lang|da|at blive}} "to become": {{lang|da|avisen bliver læst hver dag}}.{{sfn|Haberland|1994|p=333}}{{sfn|Rischel|2012|p=814}}

The imperative form is the infinitive without the final schwa-vowel, with {{lang|da|stød}} potentially being applied depending on syllable structure.:
*{{lang|da|løb!}}: "run!"