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Meaning of 'Ældre' in English | Danish to English

Last Updated: June 8, 2026

Level: A2 Elementary

Meaning of 'Ældre' in English | Danish to English

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Dictionary Entry: Essential usages of 'Ældre'.
Verified Footprint: 549 active tokens in this module.
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Difficulty Range: Adaptive (A2 Elementary).
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Tom is older than I.	Tom er ældre end mig.
Tom is older than I am.	Tom er ældre end mig.
Ken is older than Seiko.	Ken er ældre end Seiko.
I met an elderly woman.	Jeg mødte en ældre kvinde.
He is six years older than I.	Han er seks år ældre end mig.
I met with an old woman.	Jeg har mødt en ældre kvinde.
I met an elderly woman.	Jeg har mødt en ældre kvinde.
He is older than she is by three years.	Han er tre år ældre end hende.
He's three years older than she is.	Han er tre år ældre end hende.
He's three years older than her.	Han er tre år ældre end hende.

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Tom er ældre end mig.

Tom is older than I.

📈 Frequency Metric: The term Jeg mødte en ældre kvinde. ranks in the top 3% of daily spoken Danish.

Tom er ældre end mig.

Tom is older than I am.

Ken er ældre end Seiko.

Ken is older than Seiko.

📈 Frequency Metric: The term Han er seks år ældre end mig. ranks in the top 3% of daily spoken Danish.

Jeg mødte en ældre kvinde.

I met an elderly woman.

Han er seks år ældre end mig.

He is six years older than I.

CEFR Difficulty: C1 Advanced

Jeg har mødt en ældre kvinde.

I met with an old woman.

Jeg har mødt en ældre kvinde.

I met an elderly woman.

Linguistic Structural Note: The morphology of this phrase is heavily influenced by verb conjugation rules.

Han er tre år ældre end hende.

He is older than she is by three years.

Han er tre år ældre end hende.

He's three years older than she is.

☀️ Tone Match: The phrase En ældre kvinde går over vejen. generally carries a positive, uplifting connotation.

Han er tre år ældre end hende.

He's three years older than her.

En ældre kvinde går over vejen.

An old woman is walking across the road.

> Corpus Extract [Node 446]: Jeg har mødt en ældre kvinde. detected in formal dataset.

Han er seks år ældre end jeg er.

He is six years older than I.

Min søster er ældre end min bror.

My sister is older than my brother.

Kinas historie er ældre end Japans.

The history of China is older than that of Japan.

Han blev klogere da han blev ældre.

He became wiser as he grew older.

🌐 Regional Nuance: Universally understood across standard Danish dialects worldwide.

☀️ Tone Match: The phrase En ældre kvinde går over vejen. generally carries a positive, uplifting connotation.

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How do you say "Tom is older than I." in English?

The most natural translation is "Tom er ældre end mig.".

How do you say "Tom is older than I am." in English?

The most natural translation is "Tom er ældre end mig.".

How do you say "Ken is older than Seiko." in English?

The most natural translation is "Ken er ældre end Seiko.".

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