"It is sad to leave a good place."

Translation: Det er trist at forlade et godt sted.

[_jneu]

Can someone explain why forlade is used instead of efterlade here

[Rich524475]

Forlade and efterlade both mean to leave or to abandon; can a Dane please explain what the difference is in usage for we poor English speakers?

[DragonNights]

In short "forlade" is to move away from a place/person. And "efterlade" is leaving something behind when you leave.

"Det er trist at forlade et godt sted." uses definition 1.a
"Jeg forlod min mor i butikken og gik på biblioteket i stedet." - I left my mother in the store and went to the library instead. (uses 1.b)
"Mit mareridt vil ikke forlade mig i dag." My nightmare wont leave me be today. (1.c)

"Jeg efterlod min telefon i toget." I left my phone behind in the train." (1)
"Uheldet efterlod grimme ar på mit ben." The accident left some ugly scars on my leg." (1.a)

Forlade definitions:

1
gå, køre, sejle eller på anden måde bevæge sig væk fra et sted
(walk, drive, sail or in some other way move away from a place)
1.a
flytte væk fra et sted for at opholde sig et andet sted i lang tid eller altid
(move away from a place to stay in another place for a long time or forever
1.b
gå fra en person og lade den pågældende være alene et vist tidsrum
(leave a person and let them be alone for a certain period of time)
1.c
OVERFØRT forsvinde væk fra
(FIGURATIVELY disappear from)

Forlade also carry the meaning of leaving your lover/spouse/relationship/family and to leave a job/education

Efterlade definitions:

1
lade blive tilbage efter at man har forladt et sted
(let (something) behind after you've left a place)
1.a
OVERFØRT medføre (en bestemt tilstand) som følge af en bestemt fysisk eller psykisk påvirkning
(Figuratively cause (a certain condition) as a consequence of a certain physical or psychological influence)

Efterlade also means to leave someone behind when you die. Or leave something behind to someone when you die.

[oliver.mol]

Sørgeligt, trist og træls er synonymer.

[RidderJakob]

It's a bad idea to learn the word 'træls' as a foreigner, because only like half of the population use that word. Some don't even understand it.

[MartinSvolle]

Plus, træls has a connotation of being something irritating that happened, not something you'd cry over or be sad about but cuss at.