"De bruger dig."

Translation: They are using you.

[malloryraymond]

Is this a "using you" like manipulating?

[degeberg]

No, that would be "de udnytter dig". This is neutral without further connotations.

[JaquesCroi]

sorry, maybe I am lame, but every possible contexts of such sentence that comes to my mind is packed with "further connotations".
could you provide one?

[DenPige]

I agree. If it's not manipulating, then is it like "They're using you... as a chauffeur/blanket"?

[Reisam]

Tak! I was wondering the same thing

[violent_cop]

Sounds menacing.

[SuneLynner]

De bruger dig som vikar. Means they are using you as a substitute (e.g. teacher). In this example there is no indication of abuse or manipulation at all.

[DimitrisAd]

Sweet Dreams in Danish lyrics...

[ElliottPet4]

Who are we to disagree?

[HenriMiller1]

Who am I to disagree?

Everybody's looking for something, so someone must be looking for the Danish lyrics to sweet dreams

[123annn]

how would you say "They need you"?

[qaz0987654321]

"De har brug for dig" or "de behøver dig".

[Anntie]

Could it mean "they need you?"

[sam_the_viking]

Is the pronunciation of "dig" correct here? Before I heard it pronounced more like "die" in English but here it's like "duh"