trône

Træne is a Danish verb meaning to train or practice. It is used for activities where skill, fitness, or discipline are developed, such as sports, music, work performance, or education. The infinitive form is at træne; the verb is conjugated with person and tense in standard Danish, for example træner in the present tense and træner-forms for other persons, while the past tense appears as trænede and the perfect passive participle as trænet when used with have.

In Danish, træne is a regular verb and forms its tenses through standard patterns common to many Danish verbs. The present tense often appears in sentences like “Jeg træner hver dag” (I train every day), and the perfect or pluperfect forms are used to describe completed training, such as “Jeg har trænet i to måneder.” The word is widely used across contexts, from athletic training to skill development in professions, education, and personal growth.

Linguistic relatives in other Scandinavian languages include Norwegian, where the equivalent verb is tren e, spelled tren e or trene, and Swedish, where the verb is träna. All share the core meaning of pursuing improvement through practice or exertion.

Notes on usage: Træne is distinct from words for trees in Danish, which are spelled træer. The term remains central to discussions of fitness, coaching, curricula, and performance, reflecting a general emphasis on repeated practice to achieve proficiency.