Søren Sandager Sørensen on Nostr: In #Danish, you can use "tænk" (think) as an exclamative marker showing surprise or ...
In #Danish, you can use "tænk" (think) as an exclamative marker showing surprise or some other affect towards something. For instance, "tænk at de gjorde det" (think that they did it!) is an expression of the speaker's surprise (contrasting their belief) that they decided or managed to do something. It's a little bit like the English "Imagine the possibilities!" which also shows affect, but is different as it takes a noun phrase and not a subordinate clause. Also, "tænk" may often be negative?
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