ændre

ændre is a Danish verb meaning to change or alter. It can denote changing the state or condition of something (transitive) or undergoing change oneself (intransitive). Common usage includes at ændre noget (to change something), as in Vi skal ændre planerne. Intransitively, one can say Tiden ændrer sig (time changes). The phrase ændre indstillinger or ændre kurs is frequent in computing and everyday language.

Conjugation and forms are, in the infinitive, at ændre. In the present tense it becomes ændrer, in the past tense ændrede, and the supine and past participle are both ændret. The present perfect is formed with har: jeg har ændret, du har ændret, han/hun har ændret. The verb can appear with a direct object (ændre noget) or in reflexive or inchoative constructions (ændre sig, ændre kurs).

Additional noun forms derive from the verb: ændring means change or amendment, and ændringer is the plural. Examples include En ændring i planen (a change in the plan) and Loven gennemgår en ændring (the law undergoes a change). In everyday use, ændring often denotes a modification rather than a complete replacement.

Etymology and relations: the Danish verb is cognate with the Norwegian endre and the Swedish ändra, all deriving from a common Germanic root. Related Danish terms include forandre (to alter, more formal or broader) and phrases like ændre sig (to change oneself) or ændre kurs (to change course). Usage notes: ændre is versatile across domains from everyday life to technology and law, and it is often paired with a direct object to specify what is being changed.