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[norwegiatlas]

norwegian word of the day

vekst (m)

n. growth; (biology) something grown, act of growing

“Landet har i det siste opplevd økonomisk vekst.” “The country has lately experienced and economic growth.”

“Denne grafen viser veksten over to år.” “This graph shows the growth in the time of two years.”

“I skogen vokser mange vekster.” “In the forest grow many growths.”

en vekst - vekster - veksten - vekstene a growth - growths - the growth - the growths

[nordic-at-heart]

Norwegian News Vocab 6

New vocab/vocab I need to revise from the article Jan Steinar (27) opplever ofte at legene ikke har peiling på sykdommen hans

Verbs

å anslå - to estimate [anslår / anslo / anslått] å framskynde/fremskynde* - to accelerate, to speed up [framskynder / framskyndte / framskyndt] å føre til - result in [fører / førte / ført] å rekruttere - to recruit [rekrutterer / rekrutterte / rekruttert] å sammenlikne/sammenligne* - to compare [sammenlikner / sammenliknet / sammenliknet] å tilpasse - to adapt to, to accommodate [tilpasser / tilpasset / tilpasset] å utvikle - to develop [utvikler / utviklet / utviklet]

Nouns

balanse (en) - balance erfaring (en) - experience flaks (en) - luck foregangsland (et) - pioneer country forstyrrelse (en) - disturbance, interruption, disruption kjennskap (en)** - knowledge kompetanse (en) - expertise, competance koordinasjon (en) - coordination mistanke (en) - suspicion myndighet (en) - authority overlege (en) - consultant peiling (en/ei) - idea, clue samtykke (et) - consent, approval tilbud {om} (et) - offer; supply {of} tilstand (en) - condition tjeneste (en) - service

Adjectives/Adverbs

arvelig - hereditary, inheritable avhengig {av} - dependent {on}; addicted {to} forhåpentligvis - hopefully klinisk - clinical likeverdig - equal, of equal value nevromuskulær - neuromuscular nyttig - useful oversikt - overview, perspective tilsvarende - corresponding, equivalent

Phrases

er det nok gode sjanser - there’s probably a good chance etter planen - according to plan i stand til - capable of kan få stor betydning - can be of great importance på forhånd - in advance, beforehand være med på - help å har flaks - to be lucky

*These appeared in the article in the latter form, but the dictionary suggests the former as the more common form.

**Dictionary lists this as masculine/neuter so I’m not 100% sure this is right, but kunnskap (also meaning knowledge) is masculine and I’m yet to come across a word ending in -skap that isn’t masculine, so I’ve listed it as masculine.

Corrections/feedback welcome! :)

[norwegiatlas]

norwegian word of the day

noensinne

adv. ever

“Har du noensinne sett nordlyset?” “Have you ever seen the northern lights?”

“Det var den kaldeste vinteren noensinne.” “It was the coldest winter ever.”

“Jeg har aldri noensinne opplevd at det har snødd her.” “I have never ever experienced that it has snowed here.”

[letslearnnorwegian-blog]

ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ɪɴ ᴍɪɴᴅ:

- This is by no means a complete guide to all the prepositions you’ll ever encounter in the Norwegian language, but merely a collection of the most common ones and how they’re usually used/commonly translated. If you have questions about any prepositions beyond the ones on this list, feel free to ask and I’ll try to cover it in a separate post! 

- Some of these words aren’t only prepositions, but have other functions as well (conjunctions, adverbs, etc.), or are a part of a fixed expression, which I won’t go into in this post– so if you feel like you’ve seen some of these words before with completely different meanings/usage/translations, that might be why! 

- There are, as always (unfortunately), exceptions, so take the translations with a grain of salt– and feel free to send me an ask if you ever stumble upon one of said exceptions and would like a short explanation to go with it c: 

PREPOSISJONER || PREPOSITIONS

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AV  ↦ of (something), by (someone).

“Toppen av fjellet.”  ↦  “The top of the mountain.” 

“Kongen av Norge.”  ↦  “The King of Norway.” 

“Bordet er laget av tre.”  ↦  “The table is made of wood.” 

“Boken er skrevet av Jo Nesbø.”  ↦  “The book is written by Jo Nesbø.” 

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BLANT ↦ among.

“Å være blant venner.”  ↦ “To be among friends.”

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ETTER  ↦ after.

“Jeg skal gjøre det etter skolen.”  ↦ “I’ll do it after school.”

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FOR  ↦ for, (adjective) about/of (something).

“Kjøp 3 for 2!”  ↦  “Buy 3 for 2!”

“Jeg er lav for alderen.“ ↦  “I’m short for my age.” 

“Han ble straffet for forbrytelsen.”  ↦  “He was punished for the crime.” 

“Det er vanskelig for ham.”  ↦  “It’s difficult for him.” 

“Det er viktig for meg.”  ↦  “It’s important for me.” 

“Han er redd for slanger.”  ↦  “He’s scared of snakes.” 

“Jeg er nervøs for prøven.” ↦  “I’m nervous about the test.” 

“Jeg er glad for det.”  ↦  “I’m happy about it.” 

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FORAN  ↦  in front of.

“Han stod foran meg.”  ↦  “He stood in front of me.” 

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FRA ↦ from.

“Flasken lå 50 meter fra stranden.”   ↦ “The bottle lay 50 meters from the beach.”

“Snøen fra i fjor er her fortsatt.”  ↦ “The snow from last year is still here.“ 

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FØR  ↦ before, prior to. 

“Jeg gjorde det før jul.” ↦  “I did it before/prior to Christmas.” 

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GJENNOM / IGJENNOM  ↦ through.

“Katten hoppet ut gjennom vinduet.”  ↦  “The cat jumped out through the window.” 

“Vi kom oss gjennom det sammen.”   ↦  “We got through it together.” 

“Hun kunne ikke høre noe gjennom den høye musikken.”  ↦  “She couldn’t hear anything through the loud music.” 

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HOS  ↦ with (someone), at (someone’s) place

“Jeg er hos Camilla.”  ↦  “I’m with Camilla.” / ”I’m at Camilla’s place.”

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I  ↦ in, in (place), for (time expression). 

*regarding places: if you’re referring to cities and towns; depending on the place in question, either  i or på are used. While i is often used with bigger places and på for smaller ones, there’s no specific guideline or rule to which one’s right, so it all boils down to memorization. That being siad, in general i tends to be more common than på.

“Jeg sitter i bilen.”  ↦  “I’m sitting in the car.”

“Han ble født i 1995.”  ↦ “He was born in 1995.”

“Å dele noe i to.”  ↦  “To cut something in two/half.” 

“Jeg bor i Norge.”  ↦ “I live in Norway.” 

“Tyven er i huset.”  ↦  “The thief is in the house.” 

“Jeg har ventet i to timer.”  ↦  “I’ve been waiting for two hours.” 

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INNI / INNE I  ↦ inside (of). 

“Han fant det inni/inne i esken.”  ↦ “He found it inside (of) the box.”  

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I STEDET FOR / ISTEDENFOR  ↦ instead (of).

“Kan vi gå på kino i stedet for museum?”  ↦ “Can we go to the cinema instead of the museum?”

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MED ↦ with, by (vehicle).

“Jeg snakket med Ole.”  ↦  “I talked with Ole.” 

“Smørbrød med ost.”  ↦ “Sandwich with cheese.” 

“Jeg dro til øya med båt.”  ↦  “I went to the island by boat.” 

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MELLOM  ↦ between. 

“Du må velge mellom disse to.”  ↦ “You have to choose between these two.” 

“Kom mellom klokken 3 og 4.”  ↦ “Come between 3 and 4 o’clock.”  

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MOT / IMOT   ↦ towards, against. 

“Å kjøre mot byen.” ↦ “To drive towards the city.” 

“Gå mot strømmen.” ↦ “Go against the stream.” 

“Å advare mot noe.” ↦ “To warn against something.” 

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NED ↦ down.

“Han gikk ned trappa.”  ↦ “He walked down the stairs.”

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OPP  ↦ up.

“Han løp opp bakken.”  ↦  “He ran up the hill.” 

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OPPOVER  ↦ upwards.

“Ballongen steg oppover.”  ↦  “The balloon floated upwards.” 

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OPPÅ / OPPE PÅ  ↦ on (top of). 

“Boken er oppå bordet.”  ↦ “The book is on (top of) the table.” 

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OVENFOR / OVER ↦ above. 

*not to be confused with overfor. *over is more commonly used, while ovenfor can end up sounding old-fashioned in a lot of cases. If you’re unsure, it’s better to just use over, but it’s nice to know the meaning of ovenfor in case you  ever stumble across it. Keep in mind that only over can also be translated as “over” in regards to something ending (”det er over.”  ↦ “it’s over.”).

“Du kan lese mer om dette i teksten ovenfor/over.”   ↦ “You can read more about this in the text above.” 

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OVERFOR ↦ opposite, in relation to. 

*not to be confused with ovenfor.

“De stod overfor hverandre.”  ↦ “They stood opposite each other.”  

“Følelsene mine overfor det temaet er kompliserte.” ↦ “My feelings in relation to that  subject are complicated”

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PÅ  ↦ on, at, in (city/town).

“Boken er på bordet.”  ↦  “The book is on the table.” 

“Han bor på en øy.”  ↦  “He lives on an island.”

“Kan vi møtes på mandag?” ↦ “Can we meet on Monday?”

“Han er på politistasjonen.”  ↦  “He’s at the police station.” 

“Jeg er på skolen.” ↦ “I’m at school.”

“Hun bor på Sunnmøre.” ↦ “She lives in Sunnmøre.”  

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PÅ GRUNN AV  ↦ because of, due to.

"Hun kunne ikke komme på grunn av dårlig vær.”  ↦ “She couldn’t come due to bad weather.”

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RUNDT  ↦ around.

“Jeg har et skjerf rundt halsen.”  ↦  “I have a scarf around my neck.” 

“Å reise rundt.”  ↦  “To travel around.” 

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SIDEN ↦ since.

“Jeg har ikke sett deg siden i fjor.”  ↦  “I haven’t seen you since last year.”

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TIL  ↦ to (someone/somewhere), (number) more, (possessive).

“De dro til England.”  ↦  “They went to England.” 

“Hun ga eplet til Ole.”  ↦ “She gave the apple to Ole.” 

“Jeg hadde to bøker, og kjøpte tre til.”  ↦  “I had two books, and bougt three more.” 

“Dette er moren til Hanne.”  ↦  “This is Hanne’s mom.”

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UANSETT  ↦ regardless of. 

“Alle slapp inn, uansett alder.”  ↦ “Everyone got in, regardless of age.” 

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UNDER  ↦ under, below, during. 

“Det er under 0 grader.”  ↦  “It’s below 0 degrees.”

“Å jobbe under visse omstendigheter.”  ↦  “To work under certain conditions.” 

“Under krigen.”  ↦  “During the war.” 

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UNNTATT ↦ except (from).

“Alle unntatt Ole drakk te.”  ↦  “Everyone except Ole drank tea.”  

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UTENFOR  ↦ outside (of).

“Han ventet utenfor porten.”  ↦  “He waited outside (of) the gate.”

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VED SIDEN AV  ↦ beside, next to.

“Biblioteket ligger ved siden av skolen.”  ↦ “The library is beside/next to the school.” 

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hva er forskjellen mellom ille og dårlig?

Hi! I’m really sorry it took so long to answer this! 

This was really hard to explain (hence why I haven’t really done any explaining ^^’), because I can’t really see any hard rules in how they’re used. They’re both words that have an incredible span in meaning and they can both be applied to a bunch of different contexts, so it is hard to define a concrete difference.

Dårlig (- Dårligere - Dårligst //- Verre - Verst)

Dårlig is the most used of the two. It is mostly used as an adjective, but can also be used as an adverb.

Adjective

Meaning: Bad, negative, weak, rotten, poor, ill, sick, off

Jeg er dårlig i matte. = I am bad at maths.

Har du en dårlig dag? = Are you having a bad day?

Jeg gjorde et dårlig forsøk på å lyve. = I made a bad attempt at lying.

Hun syntes sangen var dårlig. = She thought the song was bad.

Bestefaren min har dårlig hjerte. = My grandfather has a bad/weak heart.

Han ble dårlig på vei til skolen. = He became ill on the way to school.

Vi kastet maten fordi den var dårlig = We threw away the food because it was bad/off.

Tilstanden hans er ganske dårlig. = His condition is pretty bad.

Hun er redd for å være en dårlig mor = She is afraid of being a bad mother

Expressions

Å ha dårlig tid = To be in a hurry

Å ha dårlig samvittighet = To have a bad conscience

Å være dårlig i [+ noun] /til [+ verb] = To be bad at

Å være i dårlig form = To be in bad shape

Adverb

Meaning: Bad(ly), poorly

Fotballspilleren spilte dårlig. = The football player played poorly.

Blir samene dårlig behandlet? = Are the Sámi people treated badly?

Det ser dårlig ut for ulvebestanden i Norge = Things look bad for the wolf population in Norway.

Jeg gjorde det dårlig på eksamen. = I did badly on my exam.

Jeg bruker briller, for jeg ser veldig dårlig = I need glasses because I have very bad eyesight.

Expressions

(Det er) dårlig gjort! =(It is) unfair!

Å se dårlig = To have bad eyesight

Å høre dårlig = To have bad hearing

Ille ( - Verre - Verst)

This one is more often used as an adverb.

Adverb

Meaning: Bad, horrible, uncomfortable, unfortunate, awful, miserable

Det ser ille ut = It looks bad

Det var ikke så ille = That/it wasn’t so bad

Det var ikke ille (or: vondt) ment! = I didn’t mean it in a bad way

Å måtte synge foran hele skolen var ille! = Having to sing in front of the whole school was awful!

Expressions¨

Å ta [noe] ille opp = To take offense [with something], to take [something] the wrong way

Å kjenne seg ille til mote = To not feel at ease

Hope this helps! <3 Let me know if I’ve made any mistakes or typos^^

[norwegiatlas]

norwegian word of the day

prøve (m/f)

n. a test

“Har du øvd til prøva?” “Have you practiced for the test?”

“Vi har en prøve i historie på mandag.” “We have a test in history on Monday.”

“Denne prøven kommer til å gå helt forferdelig.” “This test is going to go absolutely horrible.”

“Neida, jeg er sikker på du kommer til å gjøre det kjempebra på prøven!” “Nah, I am certain that you will do very well on the test!”

“Jeg hater matteprøver så inderlig mye.” “I hate math tests so incredibly much.”

“Men spanskprøvene er ikke så ille, om jeg må være ærlig.” “But the spanish tests aren’t that bad, if I have to be honest.”

plural: prøver definite: prøven/prøva definite plural: prøvene

[norwegiatlas]

Norwegian word list: LoveWave (song by Iveta Mukuchyan) vocabulary

Since I am a huge Eurovision fan, I thought I’d make a word list based on the lyrics of my all time favorite Eurovision song represented by Armenia in 2016; LoveWave by Iveta Mukuchyan. She was the reason I wanted to start learning Armenian! (she doesn’t sing in Armenian here though, but in her other songs which I discovered later she does).

Music video Performance on stage Lyrics Lyrics in Norwegian + other languages (note: the Norwegian version’s lyric’s content is a little different from the original)

Word list (Norwegian - English)

kjærlighet (m) = love kjærlighetsbølge / bølge av kjærlighet (m) = love wave / wave of love rom (n) = space tid (m/f) = time verden (m) = world storm (m) = storm bakke (m) = ground bevegelse (m) = movement sirene (m/f) = siren hjerterytme (m/f) = heart beat liv (n) = life jordskjelv (n) = earthquake tro (m/f) = faith, belief vegg (m) = wall hjerte (n) = heart spiral (m) = spiral sjel (m/f) = soul drøm (m) = dream prøvelse (m) = trial øyeblikk (n) = moment advarsel (m) = warning kjedereaksjon (m) = chain reaction tilbakevending (m/f) = returning

merkelig = strange stille = silent rolig = calm fanget = caught nedadgående = downward

å høres ut (som) = to sound (like) å gå ut av = to step out of å komme til live = to come alive å gjette = to guess å røre = to touch å nå = to reach å utløse = to set off å ta over = to take over å riste = to shake å våkne opp = to wake up å gi = to give å bryte = to break å bevise = to prove å spre = to spread å miste (noe) = to lose (something) å gi opp = to give up å tape = to lose å forandre = to change å se = see, watch å kreve = to crave

plutselig = suddenly kanskje = might, maybe før = before som (et/en/ei) = like (a/an) når = when alt = everything, all, anything uten = without med = with ingen = no; nobody; none

brukte å (være) = used to (be) jeg gjetter dette er alt det handler om = I guess this is what it’s all about for når = because when (at the start of a sentence) i bevegelse = in motion hver eneste = every single kan gjøre alt = can do it all alt ikke har mer = all is out of en/et/ei eneste = a single kreve mer = crave for more / crave more

If there are any mistakes/typos, please let me know so I can correct them as soon as possible :)

[almostbilingual]

ok i am actually fairly desperate to learn how to swear properly in norwegian

[makotoscoffee]

Faen = fuck/damn Fy faen = holy shit/holy fuck Fitte = cunt/pussy/bitch Hore = whore Føkk = fuck,but with norwegian acsent Jævel = devil Jævla = fucking (eks. Den jævla hora, that fucking whore Drittsekk = asshole Rasshøl = (literal) asshole Ræv = ass Forbaska = damn (eks, den forbaska hora, that damn whore We swear a lot in english too, so fuck, holy shit, fucking (a lot of ppl say fuckings), jeesus christ, and slut

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Also: Fordømte - Same as “forbaska”/ (Eks. fordømte drittsekk -damn asshole Helvete - hell/fuck (eks: Hva i helvete? - What the hell/fuck? / Dra til helvete - go to hell) Helsike -  Heck (A milder version of “helvete”) Herregud - Oh my god Some expressions: Faen i helvete - Fuck, damn Faen ta deg - Fuck you  

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20 of my favourite Norwegian words

Note: I chose these words because I personally like them, and some are therefore not necessarily very useful or common in everyday language (but some might be :p).

Gullkorn (n) (lit. grain of gold) - A phrase, quote or saying that is exceptionally funny, good, original or admired, a “pearl”.

Sjarmtroll (n) (lit. charm-troll) - Charmer 

Radarpar (n) (lit. radar couple) - Two people who work efficiently together or who interact really well together

Pjusk (adj.) - Dishevelled, tired-looking (especially in the context of being sick)

Fingernem (adj.) - Dexterous

Å overliste  - To outsmart, outwit

Konfliktsky (adj.) -  Conflict-averse, conflict-avoidant

Å rævkjøre / Rævkjørt (adj.) (lit. ass-driven) - To fuck over / (Ass-)fucked  (I’m sorry, but it’s super useful)

Basketak  (n) - Scuffle

Trekløver (n) A close-knit groups of three people (siblings, friends, or band and team members) (Note: This word means “shamrock” when it’s used in the masculine form: en trekløver)

Å besudle - To taint, to contaminate

Grønske (m) - Algae or grass stain (very specific, I know :p)

Lømmel (m) - Rascal

Krusedull (m) - Doodle

Kranglevoren (adj.) - Quarrelsome

Fjærkre (n) - Poultry

Fiffig (adj.) - Clever, neat, smart

Snakkesalig (adj.) - Talkative

Hersketeknikk (m) - Master suppression technique, manipulation technique

Flisespikkeri (n) - Nitpicking

[languagesfreak-deactivated20240]

Norwegian YT series

Hey Norwegian learners, if you still mourn Skam as much as I do, I might have something for you. I’ve discovered a Norwegian YT series recently which is titled “Hvor er Thea” and basically is about a girl who’s looking for her lost flatmate and best friend. The episodes are very short, there are English subtitles so you don’t get lost and the plot is really interesting I think!

You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ4u-Cm2NdA&list=PLEXX1lm0bIrv6I9nfSw95hA5R_VGgNJib

I hope that some of you decide to start watching it. Let me know about your feelings about it because I’d like to talk to somebody about it :) And if you do know any similar formats to this one, you are also more than welcome to recommend me some :)

[norwegiatlas]

norwegian word of the day

en fjellheim

lit. a mountain-home

n. a mountainous area

Oppe i fjellheimene vandrer store troll. Big trolls are wandering up in the mountainous areas. 

plural: fjellheimer definite : fjellheimen definite plural: fjellheimene 

Note: this word comes from the Old Norse word “fjallheimr”. “heim” is an alternative and less used form of “hjem”. You can find it in city names such as Trondheim. You can also find it in some mountainous areas’s names: Trollheimen (the troll home), Jotunheimen (the jotun home) and Reinheimen (the reindeer home) and a few more!

[snakknorsk]

This post will be about possessive pronouns in Norwegian.

In the first table shown above we have the non-reflexive possessive pronouns. As you can see above, not all possessive pronouns behave or follow the same rules in Norwegian. The general rule is: the pronoun must agree in gender and number with the noun that is possessed or “owned”. So, if I were to say: “my chair, my clock, my table, or my clocks,” in Norwegian it would be: “stolen min, klokka mi, bordet mitt, og klokkene mine.” As you can see, the possessive pronoun changes with each word because the first is masculine, the second is feminine, the third is neutral, and the last one is plural. You should also notice that the noun takes the definitive form, which is discussed in an earlier post you can find on this blog. 

But as you can see, there are only four types of possessive pronouns that follow this rule. The other ones (his, her/hers, its, and their/theirs) just stay in one form no matter if what they own is masculine, neutral, or plural.

Now, for the third person reflexive possessive pronoun.

These might seem a little tricky at first, but once you wrap your head around it you are sure to get it. These pronouns are used in the third person singular or plural and so can mean either his, her, or their own. It all depends on the subject, which needs to be the third person. “Sin/si/sitt/sine” can never be the subject itself. 

When the third person is used as the subject of a sentence or clause, these pronouns clarify that they own the object and no one else. It is reflecting and clarifying ownership to it’s subject. 

For example, in English we could say: “John and Mat are eating dinner with friends. John kisses his (own) girlfriend.”

In Norwegian it would be: “John og Mat spiser middag med vennene. John kysser sin kjæreste.”

If we were to write for the second sentence: “John kysser hans kjæreste.” That would literally mean: “John kisses his (someone else’s) girlfriend.”

“His” is a rather ambiguous pronoun to use with the third person because it doesn’t specifically clarify if it is the subject or someone else. In English we understand who is the owner through context of the rest of the sentence. But in Norwegian they simply use “sin/si/sitt/sine”. 

Here are some other examples with possessive pronouns:

Jeg deler en leilighet med broren og vennen min. (I share an apartment with my brother and friend)

Bøkene hennes ligger på bordet. (Her books are lying on the table)

Huset ditt er fint. (Your house is nice)

Foreldrene våre reiser til Tyskland. (Our parents are traveling to Germany).

Sara spiser appelsinen sin, pæra si, eplet sitt, og bananene sine. (Sara is eating her ((own)) orange, her ((own)) pear, her ((own)) apple, and her ((own)) banana)

On an ending note, if you are wondering where to put the possessive pronoun you can put it either in front or after the noun. But is more commonly used to have the pronoun come after the noun. To do it the other way is OK, but a little more formal and old fashion. 

*All tables made by me! If this is still confusing, please let me know! I will try to explain it better if it is. :) 

[jaevla-norsk]

5 words a day → #3    10.11.2017

en vennskapskamp → a friendly match

Polen skal spille en vennskapskamp mot Uruguay i dag.

kollektivtransport → public transport

Det er billigere å bruke kollektivtransport f.eks. buss eller tog enn å kjøre bil.

i gjennomsnitt → on average

I gjennomsnitt bør man drikke en liter vann hver dag.

en brudekjole → a wedding dress

Hun kunne ikke finne den perfekte brudekjolen som passet til sin figur.

å laste ned → to download

Hvordan kan jeg laste ned filer på mobilen min?

[vokabular-blog]

Translation of this post by @languageoclock

Nouns 

Et godteri (-et, -, -ene) - Sweets  Et pledd (-et, -, -ene) - Blanket  En feiring (-en, -er, -ene) - Party / Celebration  Et bål (-et, -, -ene) - Fire En grimase (-n, -r, -ne) - Ugly face  Et spøkelse (-t, -r, -ne) - Ghost En hanske (-n, -r, -ne) - Glove En rake/rive (-n, -r, -ne) - Rake Kakao (-en) - Hot chocolate Varm sjokolade - Hot chocolate  En høst (-en, -er, -ene) - Autumn / Fall Et høstløv (-et, -, -ene) - Autumn lead / Fall leaf Ei heks (-a, -er, -ene) - Witch  Skrekk (-en) - Horror En skrekkfilm (-en, -er, -ene) - Horror film  Kulde (-en) - Cold  En peis (-en, -er, -ene) - Fireplace  Et stearinlys (-et, -, -ene) - Candle  Et kostyme (-t, -r, -ne) - Costume Et gresskar (-et, -, -ene) - Pumpkin  En gresskarlykt (-en, -er, -ene) - Jack O’ Lantern  Et monster (-et, -, monstrene) - Monster Et selskap (-et, -, -ene) - Party Et popkorn (-et, -, -ene) - Popcorn  Regn - Rain Et skjerf (-et, -, -ene) - Scarf  En sjokolade (-en, -er, -ene) - Chocolate  Et skjelett - (et, -er, -ene) - Skeleton  Søtsaker (pl) - Sweets  Te (m) (-en) - Tea En vampyr (-en, -er, -ene) - Vampire 

Verbs

Å rake - To rake Å skjære ut - To carve Å skremme - To scare / to frighten Å kle seg ut - To dress up Å spøke - To spook

Adjectives

Mørk - Dark Skummel - Creepy Stygg - Ugly Kald - Cold Søt - Sweet Uhyggelig / Nifs - Eerie Varm - Warm

Knask eller knep - Trick or treat

[belledxct]

@offisiellenorskblogg

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Translation of this post by @languageoclock

Nouns 

Et godteri (-et, -, -ene) - Sweets  Et pledd (-et, -, -ene) - Blanket  En feiring (-en, -er, -ene) - Party / Celebration  Et bål (-et, -, -ene) - Fire En grimase (-n, -r, -ne) - Ugly face  Et spøkelse (-t, -r, -ne) - Ghost En hanske (-n, -r, -ne) - Glove En rake/rive (-n, -r, -ne) - Rake Kakao (-en) - Hot chocolate Varm sjokolade - Hot chocolate  En høst (-en, -er, -ene) - Autumn / Fall Et høstløv (-et, -, -ene) - Autumn lead / Fall leaf Ei heks (-a, -er, -ene) - Witch  Skrekk (-en) - Horror En skrekkfilm (-en, -er, -ene) - Horror film  Kulde (-en) - Cold  En peis (-en, -er, -ene) - Fireplace  Et stearinlys (-et, -, -ene) - Candle  Et kostyme (-t, -r, -ne) - Costume Et gresskar (-et, -, -ene) - Pumpkin  En gresskarlykt (-en, -er, -ene) - Jack O’ Lantern  Et monster (-et, -, monstrene) - Monster Et selskap (-et, -, -ene) - Party Et popkorn (-et, -, -ene) - Popcorn  Regn - Rain Et skjerf (-et, -, -ene) - Scarf  En sjokolade (-en, -er, -ene) - Chocolate  Et skjelett - (et, -er, -ene) - Skeleton  Søtsaker (pl) - Sweets  Te (m) (-en) - Tea En vampyr (-en, -er, -ene) - Vampire 

Verbs

Å rake - To rake Å skjære ut - To carve Å skremme - To scare / to frighten Å kle seg ut - To dress up Å spøke - To spook

Adjectives

Mørk - Dark Skummel - Creepy Stygg - Ugly Kald - Cold Søt - Sweet Uhyggelig / Nifs - Eerie Varm - Warm

Knask eller knep - Trick or treat

[muddystudybuddy]

Norwegian Vlogs

I know most of us will aid our language learning by watching foreign movies in our chosen language.

But for me, it only helps a tiny bit. People don’t talk how they do it films. They wait for each other to finish, they rarely use slang or lazy/short versions of words that a regular person might.

I decided to go hunting around YouTube for a bunch of Norwegian speaking vlogs; I figured it’d be a great way to actually listen to the language, and also I could, where possible, leave my comments in Norwegian too.

Kristin og Dennis

Emilie Nereng

Hanna-Martine

Stina Blogg

Kristine Bremnes

From what I can tell they all speak Bokmål, but there may be one or two regional variations in there that I missed. Either way, it’s a great way of hearing how actual Norwegians speak in a more ‘raw’ manner than TV and movies.

[spraakward]

Slowing down a conversation in Norwegian

Based on @svensklangblr ’s post here and requested in tags by @fremmedsprak

• unnskyld? - excuse me? • hva? - what? • hva sa du? - what did you say? • jeg gikk glipp av det - i missed that • jeg hørte ikke det siste - i didn’t hear that last part • kan du ta det igjen? / kan du gjenta det? - could you repeat that • kan du snakke litt langsommere? - could you speak a bit more slowly? • kan vi snakke engelsk isteden? - could we speak english instead? • hæ - huh • hva er det? - what’s that? • hva betyr det? - what does that mean? • jeg forsto ikke det ordet - i didn’t understand that word • jeg forstår ikke hva du sier - I don’t understand what you’re saying • jeg vet ikke hva det betyr - I don’t know what that means • hva mener du? - what do you mean? • hvordan sier man…på norsk? - how do you say…in Norwegian? • hvordan uttaler man dette? - how do you pronounce this? • kan du forklare dette? - can you explain this? • skulle du kunne forklare dette? - can you explain this? (more polite) • takk! - thank you • vær så snill/vennligst - please *You can also use kunne instead of kan, it’s just like saying could instead of can

*Some small changes were made