Danish Word of the Day
sikker
/SIK-ker/ • adjective — 18th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: safe; sure/confident
Examples
- Er du sikker på det?
(Are you sure about that?) - Jeg føler mig sikker, når jeg går her om aftenen.
(I feel safe when I walk here in the evening.) - Han er sikker på, at han kan klare opgaven.
(He is confident that he can handle the task.)
Synonyms
- tryg
- overbevist
Sikker is used both to say something is safe (et sikkert sted) and to say someone is sure/confident (sikker på). Common phrases: "Er du sikker?" (Are you sure?) and "sikker på" + object. The adverb form is "sikkert" and the opposite is "usikker". Comparative: sikrere; superlative: sikrest.
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