modgang
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Danish
Etymology
From mod + gang. Compare Norwegian Bokmål motgang, Swedish motgång.
Pronunciation
Noun
modgang c (singular definite modgangen, not used in plural form)
- adversity
- Han har altid haft svært ved at håndtere den mindste smule modgang.
- He has always found it difficult to handle the slightest bit of adversity.
- Undertiden kan modgang hjælpe os til at blive stærkere.
- Sometimes adversity can help us to become stronger.
Declension
Declension of modgang
| common gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | modgang | modgangen |
| genitive | modgangs | modgangens |
Antonyms
Derived terms
- i medgang og modgang (used in traditional wedding vows, corresponding to English 'for better or (for) worse')