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GRAMMARHELP:
LOUISJ
Here'saroughlistofconjunctionsinNorwegian.Inresponse
to
questionsaboutconnectives.
Thecoordinatingconjunctionsare:
og(and),themostfrequentlyusedwordinNorwegian
men(but)
hverkeneller(neithernor)alsospelledverkeneller
enten..eller(either..or)
for(for,because)

Subordinatingconjunctions(underordendekonjunksjoneror
subjunksjoner)
arearrangedbelowbytheareasthattheyrepresent.
generalsubordinatingconjunctions:

at(that)
om(if,whether)
denotingorrelatingtime:
nr(when,whenever)
da(wheninthepast)
fr(beforeintime)
s(thenafterthat)
etter(afterintime)
mens(while)
til,inntil(until)
siden(since).Alsousedinthetimeexpressionfor..siden
"ago"
hvis(if)
om(whether/if)
dersom(incase)
utenat(without)
denotingcause
fordi(because)
ettersom(since)
denotingconcession
skjnt/enskjnt(although)
selvom/selvom(eventhough)
denotingintent
for(inorderto)
denotingcomparison
enn(than)
jo.jo(thethee.g.themorethemerrier)
desto..desto(thethee.g.themorethemerrier)
som/likesom/liksom(aswellas)
somom(asif)

DA
Daisbothanadverbandasubordinatingconjunction.
Asanadverbitmeans'then'ataspecific
timeinthepast.Ifthesentencestartswithan
adverb(Da,n,idag,igr),theverbfollows
inposition#2.
Idager(verb)det(subject)internasjonalkvinnedag.
INVERSION
Da(adverb)var(verb)det(subject)veldigkaldt(thenitwas
reallycold)

INVERSION
If"da'isworkingasasubordinate
(subordinating)conjunction,thereisNO
inversionnormalSubverbwordorderin
thatclause.(inversioninthenextclauseifthe
subordinateclauseSTARTSthesentence,)
Damannnenlesteavisen,varhaniBerlin.
Whenthemanreadthenewspaper,hewasinBerlin.
Da(subordinateconjunction)mannnen(subjectof
subordinateclause)leste(verbofsubordinate
clause)avisen,var(verbinvertedofMAIN
clause)han(subjectofMAINclause)iBerlin.

USING'SIN','SITT','SINE':
InNorwegian,when
thething"possessed"refersbacktothesubject,insteadof
theusual
wordsforhis,her,its,thewords<>mustbeused.
Afewexamples:
Example1
Petershusetsitt.
Petersawhishouse.(Hesawhisownhouse.)
Notice,PeteristhesubjectANDhesawhisOWNhouse,weuse
the
reflexive<sitt>.
Example2
Davidharetnytthus.Petershusethans.
Davidhasanewhouse.Petersawhishouse.
InthiscasePeterisnotseeinghisownhouse!Peteristhe
subjectbut
thehousebelongstosomeoneelse,toDavid,soweusethe
possesive
adjective>.
Example3
Jegshusethans.
Isawhishouse.Iamthesubject,butthehouseisnotmine,
againwe
use>.
Example4

DavidviserPeterhusetsitt.
DavidshowsPeterhishouse.Davidisthesubjectandthehouse
belongs
toDavid,weusethereflexive.
Example5
Davidharethus.Husethansernytt.
Davidhasahouse.Hishouseisnew.
Careful!TheHOUSEisthesubjectinthesecondsentence,no
needfora
reflexivepossesive.
InEnglish,"Maritiswashinghercar",needssomecontextto
knowwhose
car.
InNorwegian"Maritvaskerbilensin"(herowncar)."Marit
vaskerbilen
hennes"(someotherwoman'scar).

DiscussionofNOUNformshere:
http://www.phrasebase.com/archive/norwegian2/7128.html
andahelpfulcharthere:
http://www.stolaf.edu/depts/norwegian/grammar/nouns.html

Using'which','who','whom'and'som':
WHICH:
[Hvilken]bokleserdu?Whichbookareyoureading?,but,
Boken[som]jeglesererAmerikaBreve.ThebookwhichI'm
readingis.......
WHO:
[Hvem]erdenkvinnenirdkjole?Whoisthewomaninthe
reddress?,but,
Kvinnen[som]harrdkjoleerKristina.Thewhohasthered
dressis.......
WHOM:
[Hvem]snakkerdutil?ToWhomarespeaking?,but,
Han[som]jegsnakkertilerJohn.HewhomIamspeaking
to.......

Useof"P"AND"I":
p:
http://www.lexin.no/lexin.html?dict=nboengmaxi&ui
lang=ENG&checkedlanguages=E&checkedlanguages=N&checked

languages=B&search=p%C3%A5
i:
http://www.lexin.no/lexin.html?dict=nboengmaxi&ui
lang=ENG&checkedlanguages=E&checkedlanguages=N&checked
languages=B&search=i
"P"and"i"withplacesFromSprkrdet:
Forandeallerflestestedsnavn(byer,steder,bygder,fjell
oglandomrderosv.)ogadministrativenavn
brukesinrdeterpstedsangivelse:
Infrontofmostplacenames(Cities,towns,villages,mountain
andlandareasandsoon)
andadministrativenamesuseiwhengivinglocation
information.
iAndesfjellene,iAsia,iBergen,iDrbak,iFinnmarkfylke,
iHamarkommune,iNordNorge,iNewYork,
iRondane,iSetesdalen,iSrSpania,iTrndelag,iTyskland,
iVladivostok
Etviktigunntakerendelnavnpnorskebyer,tettstederog
landskaper,derphartradisjon:
AnimportantexceptionareafewnamesofNorwegiantowns,
villagesandlandscapes,herepistraditional.
pBryne,pGeilo,pHelgeland,pKongsberg,pLillehammer,
pLinds,pMolde,pMre,pOppdal,
pRingerike,pRjukan,pRomerike,pRros,pSortland,
pStabekk,pSteinkjer,pToten,pTynset,
pVennesla,pVoss,pndalsnes,ps

Ogsbydelsnavnfrgjernepforanseg:pBlindern,p
Furuset,pHaganes,pLade,pMajorstua,
pMhlenpris,pStorhaug,pStovner,pTveito,pVland
osv.
Grunnentilatbynavnogbydelsnavnfrpforanseg,erofte
atdeergamlegrdsnavn.
Thereasonthatatownandvillagenamegatspinfrontofit
isthatisisoftenanoldfarmname.
Forannavngittebygatereridetvanlige,menperfastved
vissenavn:
Infrontofnamedcitystreetsiisusual,butpisfixedwith
thesenames.
pDrammensveien,pKarlJohano.a.Dessutenbrukespomtorg
o.l.:pSolliplass,pTorgalmenningen.

Omgateadressererilikeveldetvanlige,ogsderpellers
brukes:
Instreetaddressesiisalsousual,evenwhenpisusedfor
thestreet.:
kontoreriKarlJohansgate28,leilighetiParkveien.
Grunnenernokatdethervisestilbygningsmassendergata
gr.
Thereasonforthisisthatispointstothebuildingwherethe
streetgoes.
Foranfjelltopperbrukesp
Infrontofmountaintopsusep....:
pGaldhpiggen,pGaustatoppen,pKnutshosv.
Ettredjeunntakutgjrdeflesteyer,ygrupperogystater:
Athirdexeptioncomprisesmostoftheislands,islandgroups
andislandstates
pBokn,pCuba,pFilippinene,pFyn,pFryene,p
Grnland,pHawaii,pHitra,
pIsland,pJelya,pKanariyene,pLanzarote,p
Madeira,pMalta,pMoster,pNyZealand
(ellerNewZealand),pOrknyene,pRodos,pRunde,p
Sardinia,pSenja,pSjlland,pSmla,
pSriLanka,pSumatra,pTaiwan,pVikna,pstTimor,p
land
Detheterlikevel:Thesearestillused...
iIndonesia,iIrland,iJapan,iLofoten,iStorbritannia.
It'snotthatdifferentfromEnglishwhereyou'dtalkabout
beinginthetownorcitybutonthefarmor
mountainorisland.It'sjustgettingyourheadroundthe
commonusage.

Prepositions:
http://sprakrad.no/nb
no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Skriveregler_og_grammatikk
/Preposisjonsbruk_bm/
USEOF""AND"til":
1.Afteramodalverb,youusetheinfinitiveWITHOUT****and
without**til**
Jegkansnakkenorsk,HanvillebeskeOslo,Hun
mttelredetutenat.(Shehadtomemorizeit)

2,Afterasmallnumberofverbsyouusethe+infinitive
pattern:
Vipleiertadetmedroomhelgene.
Ingridlikerstrikke.
Statsministerenprverforklareutenrikspolitikken.
Hvorformviforskeveuttalen?
Allemenneskerbehverspise,drikkeogsove.
Norskklassensmedlemmernskerforstforskjellenmellom
'synes'og'tro'.
USogNorgehperfmangegullmedaljerunderOL.
Hanbegynnerforstmuntlignorsk.
Vgerdusidettilstyret?(Doyoudaresaythattothe
board?)
3.many'til'constructionsdependonthenounsoradjective
involved
Hanerisinfulleretttilgtilrettssak.
(He'swithinhiscompleterightstofileasuit)
Sjefenervilligtilgihampermisjon(Thebossiswillingto
givehimleave.)
Andsomeverbconstructionsrequire'til'forexample:
Detkommertilblikaldere.(it'sgoingtogetcolder)
Erduflinktillagemat?
Dennorskereiselivsnringenharlengetapt
kampenomturistpengenefordidenharvrtfor
drligtilselgesegselv.(TheNorwegiantravel
industryhasforalongtimelostthebattlefor
touristmoneybecauseithasbeenbadatselling
itself).

Wordswithprefix'ex'and'pro':
WhereEnglishusesthelatinprefixes
"ex"(outfrom,outof,off,away,awayfrom)
"pro"(forth,for,forward,publicly,insteadof)
Norwegianwilloftenusetheprefixorword"ut":
exit:utgang
express:uttrykke
examine:utforske
externally:utad
extroverted:utadvendt
exhausted:utmattet
expand:utbygge/utfoldeseg
exhale:pusteut
extinct:utddd

exclude:utelukke
exploit:utnytte
excellent:utmerket
exclamation:utrop
exclamationmark:utropstegn
exposedto:utsattfor
extermination:utryddelse
expatriate:utvandrer
pronounce:uttale
proclaim:utrope

Aboutsuffixes,prefixes,andcompoundsinNorwegian:
http://norwegianlanguage.info/words/norwcompounds.html

LanguageTipsandGrammar:
adjectivesinpossessiveconstructionstakeane
attheend(grammarianscallita'weak'formof
theadjective:
minstorebok
mittstorehus
vrestorekatter
Thereareexceptions,forexample,you'dusemin
lillebok,mittlillehus,vresmkatter
andnoticealsothatthenounafterapossessive
isindefinite(mitthus,minbok,vrekatter).

heleoghalve:
regularlydonotusearticles'den,''det,''de'with'hele'
eller'halve'.
ex:
"sangfestforhelebyen"
"operaforhelelandet"
"halvelivet"
"halvekongeriket"

With"hele"(all/thewhole)and"halve"(half)the
definitearticleinrelationtotheadjectiveisdropped:
Ex:
Hanarbeidetheledagen.(Heworkedwholeday.)

Hunspisteheleeplet.(Sheatethewholeapple.)
Dedansethalvenatta.(Theydancedhalfthenight.)
Deleidehalvehuset.(Theyrentedhalfthehouse.)
Notealsothefollowingexpressions:
midtplysedagen(inbroaddaylight)
fjerderetprad(thefourthyearinarow)"
itwouldbeWRONGtousethedefinite
articleinconjunctionwith"hele"and"halve".Notethat
normally
"hele"and"halve"takethedefiniteformofthenoun
"halveeplet","halveboka","helehuset","heleret",
thereareafewexceptions:
"iheledag","ihelesommer","ihelevinter","iheleverden"
(forthe
wholeday/summer/winter;inthewholeworld).

Irregularverbs
Grammariansoftendividestrongverbsintoanumberofclasses
(usually
seven).Hereisanalphabeticallistofthemostcommon
Norwegianverbsthatareirregular,
withexamplestoillustratewhattheymean.
1.bebadbedt
torequest(somebodytodosomething);toasksomebodyto
dosomething
Hanbadmegvente.(Heaskedmetowait)
Hanharbedtmegomlesebrevet.(Hehasaskedmetoread
theletter)
2.blibleblitt
averycommonverbwithmanydifferentmeanings.Itsmost
frequentcoremeaningsare:
a)tostay,toremain
Hunbletausenstund.(Sheremainedsilentforawhile)
b)tobecome
HaraldHrfagreblekongeoverNorwayi872.(H.H.became
kingofNorwayin872).
Hunvarblittblekere.(Shehadbecomepaler)

c)tobeinpassivevoicesentences
Navnethansblealdrinevnt.(Hisnamewasnever
mentioned).
3.brekkebrakkbrukket
tobreak
Grenenbrakk.(Theboughbroke)
Perharbrukketbeinet.(Perhasbrokenaleg).
(notethattheregularverb"knuse"isnormallyusedwhen
somethinggets
brokenbecauseyouhavedroppedit:JegharknustetglassI
havebroken
aglass)
4.bringebraktebrakt
tobring,totake
Hanbraktetyettilvakeriet.(Hetooktheclothestothe
laundry)
5.brytebrtbrutt
tobreak(butusuallyinthefigurativesense)
Hanharbrukketmedforeldrenesine.(Hehasbrokenwith
hisparents)
6.brebarbret
tocarry,tobear(alsointhefigurativesense)
Debarhamoppprommethans.(Theycarriedhimuptohis
room)
Hvembaransvaretfordet?(Whoseresponsibilitywas
it?;literally:
Whoboretheresponsibility?)
7.dradrogdratt
averycommonverbwithtwocoremeanings:
a)topull
Jegfikktakidukenogdrogaltjegorket.(Igotholdof
thetablecloth
andpulledashardaIcould).
b)togo(i.e.tomoveelsewhere)(inthismeaningitis
sometimes
interchangeablewith"g"or"reise").
Handrogutenlands.(Hewentabroad)
Vennenemineerdrattpstranden.(Myfriendshavegoneto
thebeach)
8.drikkedrakkdrukket
todrink

Hanlesteaviseneogdrakkl.(Hereadthepapersand
drankbeer)
Jeghaddedrukketformeget.(Ihaddrunktoomuch).
(theadjective"drunk"="beruset"or"full":
Hanvartemmeligberuset(Hewasratherdrunk)
Avbarnaogfullefolkfrmanhresannheten(Childrenand
foolscannot
lietheliteraltranslationissomethinglike:Youget
toknowthetruth
fromchildrenanddrunks).
Ogsenlitenvelsehvisduharlystpden...
Fillinthecorrectforms(simplepast/pastparticiple)ofthe
verbsgiven
betweenbrackets
1.Hardu_____________boka?(lese=toread)
2.Huner___________fattig.(bli=tobecome;fattig=
poor)
3.Jeghar______________minnkkel..(miste=tolose;en
nkkel=a
key)
4.Viharaldri___________ibyen.(bo=tolive)
5.Jeg___________degtydeligomgjredet.(be=toask,
torequest;
tydelig=distinctly)
6.Jeghar____________engyngehesttildenlillegutten.(
kjpe=tobuy
;engyngehest=arockinghorse)
7.Alle____________det.(tenke=tothink;alle=
everybody)
8.De____________pkino.(drapkino=togotothe
movies)
9.De______________hvertsinkoffert.(bre=tocarry;en
koffert=a
suitcase)
10.Vihar____________materialettilbaketileieren.(
bringe=totake;
eneier=anowner)

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Reflexivepronouns.
subject:1stperson2ndperson3rd
person
(jeg)(du)
(han,hun,det,den,de)
reflexivepronoun:megdeg
seg
Examples:
Jonklrpseg.Jondresseshimself.
Demskyndeseg.Theymusthurry[themselves].
Forreflexivepossessives(subject=owner),thefollowing
possessive
pronounsareused:
subject:1stperson2ndperson3rd
person
(jeg)(du)
(han,hun,det,den,de)
thingownedis:
masc/commonmindin
sin
femininemidi
si
neutermittditt
sitt
pluralminedine
sine
NotethatthegenderandnumberofTHETHING(S)OWNED
determineswhich
possessivepronounyouuse,NOTthegenderandnumberofthe
subject.
Thiscanbeconfusingforbeginners.
Jonmaterhestenesine.Jonfeedshishorses.
Studentenelikerhusetsitt.Thestudentsliketheirhouse.
[implied:
theyshareahouse]

UTandUTE:
BothUTandUTEareadverbs(notadjectives).ThearePLACE
ADVERBS.
Thedifferenceisthis:
UTdescribesmotiontoaplaceasinGOINGOUT.Jegskal
UT.(I'mgoingout)
UTEdescribesastateofbeingoractivityinaPLACE.Jerer
UTE.(Iamout)
YoumightthinkofUTEasmeaning"OUTSIDE."
Notethatthesamecanbesaidtodescribemanyofthese
adverbs:
inaplacetoaplace
hereherhit
therederdit
hjemme'athome'hjem"tohome"
awaybortebort
ininneinn
upoppeopp
downnedened

NOEandNOEN:
Whenusedaspronouns,"noe"="something"and"noen"=
"someone".
However,bothcanbeusedasanadjectivemeaning"some".In
thiscase,
"noe"isusedforuncountablenounsand"noen"forcountable
ones.
asapronoun:
Jegvilhanoedrikke.Iwantsomethingtodrink.
Deternoensomventerpdeg.Thereissomeonewaitingfor
you.
asanadjective:
Jegtrengernoevann.Ineedsomewater.
Jegtraffnoenvennerigr.Imetsomefriendsyesterday.

PunctuationmarksinNorwegian:
period.punktum
comma,komma
questionmark?sprsmlstegn
exclamationmark!utropstegn
colon:kolon
semicolon;semikolon
ampersand&ettegnet

Timeexpressions:
Youneedtokeepinmindthattheprepositionsusedintime
expressionsareratherdifferentinEnglish,
sopayparticularattention.
EspeciallyconfusingareNorwegian'i'andEnglish'for'as
in"ifemdager"(for5days),
and"forfemdagersiden"(5daysago).
Alsoconfusingistheuseofthepreposition"om"todenote
timeonewaits
intothefuture"omfemdager"(in5days).
1800tallet:the1800's,19century=19.rhundre,1880rene:
the80's(decade)
ommorgenen:inthemorning
vinter(en)winter(the)
vr(en)spring(the)
sommer(en)summer(the)
hst(en)fall(the)
imorgentidlig:earlytomorrowmorning
i(dag)morges:thismorning
imorgen:tomorrow
idag:today
hverdag:everyday
forfemdagersiden:fivedaysago
ifemdager:forfivedays(duration)
imangedager:formanydays
ikkepfemdager:notforfivedays
omfemdager:willhappeninfivedays
desistedagene:thelastfewdays
dendagidag:fromthatdayforth
idetsiste:lately
heledagen:alltoday
heledagenidag:alldaytoday,thewholedaytoday
omkvelden:intheevening
igrkveld:lastnight(evening)
omnatten:atnight;inthenight
helenatten:allnight

lrdagkveld:Saturdaynight
igr:yesterday
sisteuke:lastweek+(forrigeprevious)
sistemned:lastmonth
ifjor:lastyear
forriger:lastyear
nester:nextyear
hvertr:everyyear,annually
idesisterene:inthelast/pastyears
heleret:throughouttheyear,thewholeyear
ir:thisyear
imanger:formanyyears
ometr:inayear,inayear'stime
etteretr:afterayear
retetter:theyearafter
retterr:yearafteryear
etterentid:aftersometime
fradentidav:fromthattimeon
avogtil:attimes,onceinawhile
da,akkuratda:atthetime
siden(da):sincethen
lenge,plengeforalongtime
ivinter:thiswinter
Ifjorvinter:lastwinter
omvinteren:in(during)thewinter
sistvinter:duringthepastwinter
tilvinteren:nextwinter
vinterenover:throughoutthewinter
midtpvinteren:inthedepthofwinter
innenseksmneder:before(within)6monthsarepast

PRONOUNCING'RS':
InmuchofNorway,wordswithan"s"directlyfollowingan"r"
arepronouncedwithanunrolled"r"
andamushy"s",as"sh"."Norsk"is
pronounced"norshk"inmuchofNorway.Thisoccursinmany
words:
torsk=torshk(cod)
frst=frsht(first)
bursdag=burshdag(birthday)
ItalsooccurswhenonewordENDSinan"r"andthenextword
BEGINSwithan"s",like"vrshagoo"
atthedinnertableit'stheNorwegian"vrsgod".When

"s"followsthewordvr,
whichendsinanr,the"s"in"s"goesmushy.Likewise,on
itsown,vrispronouncedwitharolled"r",
in
thosepartsofNorwaythatrolltheir"r",andyetsuddenlyin
front
of"s"that"r"goesweakandisn'trolledanymore.You'll
hearthisallthetimeinNorway,
suchasin"vifrse","detersfint","hvorskaldu?"(in
muchofNorway,allthose"r"sstoprollingandturnthroaty
and
the"s"soundswouldbe"sh").

"ja"atthebeginningofthesentencecantranslateasanyof
oh,
well,yes,yeah,etc.Notethatthesetranslationsaremore
pointed
totranslatingthetoneandintentratherthanthewordfor
word
meaning.
Ja,herharjegdetfint.OH,IT'SSONICEHERE.
Ja,derefrhadetbrada.WELL,GOODBYEFORNOW.(while'ha
det
bra'translatesliterallyas"haveitwell",it'susedtomean
'goodbye'.)

Jo,herskalduhre.NOW,YOULISTENTOME...
Jo,nskaljegforklaredegaltsammen.OK,I'LLEXPLAIN
EVERYTHING.

Nei,nviljegikkemer.ALRIGHT,IDON'TWANTTODOTHIS
ANYMORE.
Nei,jegvetikkehvajegskalgjre,jeg.OH,IJUSTDON'T
KNOWWHATTODO.
Jaja,dakanviikkegjremerher.(sigh)WELL,WEJUSTCAN'T
DOANYTHINGMOREHERE.
Neinei,dafrviikkenoebensinherda.WELL,THENWEJUST
CAN'TGETGASHERE.

Nei,spenduer.OH,YOULOOKSOPRETTY!
Nei,sstyggtdusnakker!OH,YOU'RESOFILTHYMOUTHED!

Oneoftheusesof"jo"istoconfirmagreementwiththe
listener.Deterjodyrti

Norge.(ITIS,OFCOURSE,(YOUKNOW),EXPENSIVEINNORWAY.).

ThisisalistofsomeEnglishverbswiththeirreflexive
Norwegian
equivalents.ItisfromanonlineEnglishgrammarcoursefrom
the
UnivofTrondheim.
http://www.hf.ntnu.no/engelsk/staff/johannesson/111gram/moreref
l.htm
movebevegeseg
vomitbrekkeseg
makeafoolofoneselfdummesegut
beannoyedergreseg
putupwith(something)finneseg(inoe)
appear(assomething)fortoneseg(somnoe)
makesure(ofsomething)forvisseseg(omnoe)
rejoicefrydeseg
feelfleseg
marry,getmarriedgifteseg
hidegjemmeseg
lookforward(tosomething)gledeseg(tilnoe)
accumulatehopesegopp
beboredkjedeseg
recoverkommeseg
shrink(fromsomething)kvieseg(fornoe)
meddle(withsomething)leggesegopp(inoe)
liedownleggeseg
lean(onsomething)leneseg(motnoe)
note(something)merkeseg(noe)
enjoy(something)moreseg(overnoe)
sitdownsetteseg
beashamed(ofsomething)skammeseg(overnoe)
hurryskyndeseg
turn(towardssomebody)snuseg(motnoen)
resigntrekkeseg
appearviseseg
turnout(tobe)viseseg(vre)

SomeverbsthatarereflexiveinEnglishandinNorwegian:
Toinjureoneselfskadeseg
Tocutoneselfskjreseg
Toburnoneselfbrenneseg

Topromiseoneselfloveseg
Tointroduceoneselfpresentereseg

VerbsthatarereflexiveinNorwegian:
Totakeabath/washupvaskeseg
Togotobedleggeseg
Tostandupreiseseg
Tositdownsetteseg
Tocombone'shairgreseg
Tobrushone'shairbrsteseg
Togetahaircutklippeseg
Togetdressedkleseg
Toputononeselftapseg
Togetundressedkleavseg
Towearhapseg
Tofallinloveforelskeseg
Togetengaged(formarriage)forloveseg
Togetmarriedgifteseg
Togetdivorcedskilleseg
Torelaxhvileseg
Toamuseoneself(beamused)moreseg
Todecide/makeupone'smind/choosebestemmeseg
(for)
Tolookforwardto/tobepleasedto...gledeseg
Todreadgrueseg(til)
Tofeel(emotion,health)fleseg
Tostay(fit)holdeseg(iform)
Tostay(warm)holdeseg(varm)
Tobeboredkjedeseg
Tohaveanicetimekoseseg
Togainweightleggepseg
Toloseweightslankeseg
Toenjoybeingsomewherelikeseg
Tohurryskyndeseg
Tosettledownslsegned
Tosunbathesoleseg
Togetoneselflostgsegvill
Togetoneselflostdrivingkjresegvill
Togetdrunkdrikkesegfull
Togetfull(eating)spisesegmett

sometranslations:

Hunkommersnart,kanjegtenkemeg.SHE'LLCOMESOON,I
IMAGINE.
Lukkdren,erdusnill.CLOSETHEDOOR,PLEASE(BESOKIND).
Haneralene,skjnnerdu.HEISALONE,YOUUNDERSTAND.

Hanblirnokfriskigjen,skalduse.HE'LLBEWELLAGAIN,
YOU'LLSEE.
Viharetflinkhus,kandutro.WEHAVEACLEVERHOUSE,YOU
BETTERBELIEVEIT.

"kanjegtenkemeg."?

Inthereflexiveuseof"tenke"(think),itchangesmeaning:
imagine/suppose:
Hunkommersnart,kanjegtenkemeg.Sheiscomingsoon,I
suppose.
Kandutenkedegathunersdum?Canyouimaginethat
sheissodumb?
imagine/desire:Jegkunnetenkemeghanyeskotilsommeren.

"forresten"(bytheway,incidentally,cometothinkofit)
Forresten,nrkommerdu?Bytheway,Whenareyoucoming?
Hvordanstrdettil,forresten.Bytheway,Howisitgoing?
Jegharforrestennoemedtildeg.
"tamed"isawayofsaying"bring"."Husktamed
regnjakkeidag."
"hamed"isawayofsaying"havebrought",thoughyoucould
alsouse
"hartattmed"(previousexpressioninpresentparticiple).
"Jegharmedregnjakkeitilfelledetregner."
So"Jegharforrestennoemedtildeg."means"Bytheway,I
have
(brought)somethingforyou."]

"nok"(withoutadoubt,surely)
Duernokenordentligsportsmann,du."Youmustbeareal
sportsman."
Ikkevrredd,hankommernok."Fearnot,He'llbeherefor
sure."
Dublirnokfriskigjensnart."You'lldefinitelybewell
againsoon."

"liksome"(inaway,kindof,somehow)
Jeglikermegsomliksomebesthjemme."Ikindofprefer
beingathome."
Duerliksomesjefher,du,da."Soyou'resortoftheboss
aroundherethen."
Hunerliksomelittsky."She'ssortofalittleshy."

"s"(so,sucha,such,how)
Hunersflinks."Gosh,she'ssosmart."
Duharspenkjole."Youhavesuchaprettydress."
Sslemduer."Youaresomean!"

Usefulphrases:
ATM(Minibank):
VennligstVentPleaseWait
TjenestenerikketilgjengeligTheserviceisnot
available
TjenestenernedlagtTheserviceisshutdownnotin
service
IUstandOutofOrder
UteavdriftOutofservice,outoforder
KortetkontrolleresThecardisbeingchecked
UkjentkortUnrecognizedcard
GodkjentAccepted
AvbrytCancel
KlarOK,Ready
TastinnkodenKeyinyourcodeorPIN
Avsluttmed'KLAR'Finish(keyinginyourcode)with
the'KLAR'key
Voicemail:
Tastn(to,tre,osv)for.Pressone(two,three,
etc)for.
ellerventpsvarorwaitforanswer
DuernnummertjuetoikenYouarenownumber22in
line(inthe
queue)
AvsluttmedfirkantFinish(keyinginthenumber)
withthe'#'key

HOUSEHOLDEXPRESSIONS:
plukkeoppavisa=pickupthe[news]paper(e.g.,fromthe
floor)
henteavisa=fetchthenewspaper(fromyourmailboxor
whereveryouget
itdelivered)
kjpeavisa=buythenewspaper[oftoday]
takeinthepapertainnavisa

plukkeopppapiret=pickupthepaper(i.e.piece(s)ofpaper,
not
newspaper)
dekkep=dekkepbordet=dekkebordet
(theyareroughlythesame)
takeoutthegarbagetautspla;gutmedsppelet
rakeleavesrakelv.
mowlawnklippeplen,klippegress,slplenen,slgresset
shovelsnowmkesn;bryte(sn)
vacuumcarpetsstvsugeteppene;stvsugetepper
sweepthefloorsfeiegulvene;feiegulvet
makethebedsredesengene;resenger
dusttrkestv
setthetabledekkebordet
watertheflowersvanneblomstene/blomster
washthewindowsvaskevinduene/vinduerpussevinduer
makelunch/supperlagemat
putthedoginthekennelsettehundenihundehuset
makecoffeekokekaffe;settepkaffe
washthedog(s)badehund(ene)
clearthetableRyddeavbordet
cleanthebathroomrengjrebadet;vaskebadet
washdishes(byhandordishwasher?)
vaskeopp/taoppvasken(forhnd)
setteioppvaskmaskinen

gotothepostofficeGi/pposten

gotobiblestudy/readinggpbibelkurs/bibellesning
callfriendringetilenvenn/telefonvenn
drive**topreschool/kindergardenkjrer**tilbarnehagen
printpictures(ieprintowndigitalpictures)Skriveut
bilder/fotografier
gotothepharmacyGpapoteket
sendbirthdaycardto**Sendebursdagskorttil**
>dohomeworkgjrelekse/hjemoppgaver/hjemmearbeid
Dohomework/lessons(children)Gjrelekser
Dohomework(adultcourse)Gjrehjemmeoppgaver
Doshopping/makepurchase/gointhestoreGjreinnkjp/g
ibutikken"
pickraspberriesplukkebringebr
peelpotatoesSkrellepoteter
makedoctorappointmentBestilleenlegetime/timehos
legen"
gotothelibrarygpbiblioteket
shopforhockeyequipmentKjpehockeyutstyr

workonsweater/knittingasweaterStrikkeengenser/Jobbe
meden(strikke)genser".
busyknittingasweaterholderpstrikkeengenser
finishknittingsweaterendestrykkegenser

'Til'plusnounwithadded's':
tilkys(tobed)
tilfjells(bymountain),tillands(byland),tilvanns(bywater),
tiltopps(tothetop)hoisted(ofsails),
tilbunns(tothebottom,thoroughly,intheend),
tilfots(onfoot),
gjreentillags(topleasesomeone)
tilblods(tillthebloodcomes)

tildels(partly)
tilmanns(each)
tilovers(left,over)
tilkvelds(forsupper),tilbords(at,tothetable)
tilgangs(tosomepurpose)

(indef.)(def.)(indef.pl)(def.pl)
BodyPartsaneartheearearstheears
earetreretrerrene
eyeetyeyetyneynene
shoulderenskulderskulderenskuldreskuldrene
handei/enhndhndenhenderhendene
fingerenfingerfingerenfingrefingrene
legetbe(i)nbe(i)netbe(i)nbe(i)na
kneeetknekneetknrknrne
footenfotfotenftterfttene
toeeitten/tatrtrne

Berries:
(a)blackberry(et)bjrnebr
(a)blackcurrant(et)solbr
(a)blueberry(et)blbr
(a)cherry(et)kirsebr
(a)cloudberry(en/ei)molte(=multe)
(a)lingonberry,mountaincranberry)(et)tyttebr
(a)cranberry(et)tranebr
(a)[red,white]currant(en)rips
(an)elderberry(et)hyllebr
(a)gooseberry(et)stikkelsbr
(a)juniperberry(et)eine(r)br
(a)rasberry(et)bringebr
(a)rowanberry(et)rongebr
(a)strawberry(et)jordbr
(a)wildrasberry(et)villbringebr
(a)wildstrawberry(et)markjordbr

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