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Learn About Time Prepositions in Norwegian Part 4

Kevin — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:44:48 +0000

Prepositions are something that tell us where one thing or person is in relation to another thing or person.

If you don’t know what prepositions in Norwegian are, you should begin by reading:

Let’s continue our learning about prepositions that tell something about the time. This time we will learn about using the preposition til. This preposition is used in sentences that indicate something that will happen in the future.

Norwegian	English
Jeg skal reise til India til vinteren.	I will travel to India the next winter.
De reiser til Oslo til sommeren.	They are travelling to Oslo the next summer.
Det skal bli kaldt til høsten.	It will be cold the next autumn.

Below is a summary of the time prepositions that will help you understand when to use which one when talking about the seasons.

Norwegian	English
i sommer	this summer
i vinter	this winter
i høst	this autumn
i vår	this spring

om sommeren	every summer
om vinteren	every winter
om høsten	every autumn
om våren	every spring

til sommeren	next summer
til vinteren	next winter
til høsten	next autumn
til våren	next spring

Learn About Time Prepositions in Norwegian Part 3

Kevin — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:06:46 +0000

Prepositions are something that tell us where one thing or person is in relation to another thing or person.

If you don’t know what prepositions in Norwegian are, you should begin by reading:

Let’s continue our learning about prepositions that tell something about the time. This time we will learn about using the preposition om.

One way of using om is in sentences that describe something that occurs every time. Here are some examples where you can see that the sentences are for phenomena that occurs periodically.

Norwegian	English
Det er varmt om sommeren.	It is warm in the summer.
Det er kaldt om vinteren.	It is cold in the winter.
Snøen smelter om våren.	The snow melts in the spring.
Det blåser ofte om høsten.	It blows often in the autumn.
Jeg er trøtt om morgenen.	I am tired in the mornings.

Om is also used in sentences to indicate something will happen in the future. Below are some examples.

Norwegian	English
De kommer om fem minutter.	They are coming in five minutes.
Hun kommer tilbake om en uke.	She is coming back in a week.
Han skal reise om fem dager.	He will travel in five days.
Jeg reiser hjem om ett år.	I am travelling home in a year.

Om is also used in sentences where we are not exactly sure of the time. We want to indicate an approximation or guess the time as can be seen in the following sentences. Notice the s that is added at the end of the noun.

Norwegian	English
Han kommer om en ukes tid.	He is coming in a weeks time.
Hun reiser om en fem dagers tid.	She is travelling in five days time.
Vi skal møte om et par timers tid.	We will meet in a couple of hours time.
Det skal bli ferdig om en times tid.	It will be complete in an hours time.

Learn About Time Prepositions in Norwegian Part 2

Kevin — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:20:31 +0000

Prepositions are something that tell us where one thing or person is in relation to another thing or person.

If you don’t know what prepositions in Norwegian are, you should begin by reading:

Let’s continue our learning about prepositions that tell something about the time. This time we will learn about using the preposition i.

One of the uses of the preposition i is to indicate something that has happened or is happening at this particular time. By time we mean today, yesterday, this year, this summer, etc. Some of the examples below should make things more clear.

Norwegian	English
Jeg er på skolen i dag.	I am at the school today.
Jeg var på skolen i går.	I was at the school yesterday.
Jeg skal på skolen i morgen.	I will attend the school tomorrow.
Han har gått på ski i vinter.	He had gone skiing this winter.
Hun skal reise til India i sommer.	She will travel to India this summer.
Han har arbeidt dårlig i år.	He has worked bad this year.

Another way of using the preposition i is in sentences that indicate something that happened in the past and is no longer happening, something that has happened and is continuing, or something that will happen in the future

1. Something that has happened and continues to happen.

Norwegian	English
Jeg har vært her i fem dager.	I have been here for five days.
Hun har vært hjemme i to dager.	She has been home for two days.
Han har vært på ferie i tre måneder.	He has been on vacation for three months.

2. Something that has happened and is no longer happening.

Norwegian	English
Jeg var der i fem dager.	He was there for five days.
Hun var hjemme i to dager.	She was home for two days.
Han var på ferie i tre måneder.	He was on vacation for three months.

3. Something that will happen in the future.

Norwegian	English
De skal være her i fem dager.	They will be here in five days.
Hun skal være hjemme i to dager.	She will be home in two days.
Han skal ha ferie i tre måneder.	He will have vacation in three months.

Learn About Time Prepositions in Norwegian Part 1

Kevin — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:19:39 +0000

Prepositions are something that tell us where one thing or person is in relation to another thing or person.

If you don’t know what prepositions in Norwegian are, you should begin by reading:

It’s time to begin learning about prepositions that tell something about the time. Let’s begin our learning with one of the commonly used prepositions for…siden.

This preposition is used to tell about something that has happened in the past and is no longer happening. Below are a few examples to make things clearer.

Norwegian	English
Jeg var på kino for fem dager siden.	I was at the movies five days ago.
Jeg så henne for tre timer siden.	I saw her three hours ago.
Han var her for et øyeblikk siden.	He was here a moment ago.
De kom hit for en uke siden.	They had come here a week ago.
Hun kom hit for ett år siden.	She came here one year ago.
De var i London for fire uker siden.	They were in London four weeks ago.
For fem måneder siden var vi på hytta.	Five months ago we were at the cottage.

Learn About Prepositions in Norwegian Part 5

Kevin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:33:48 +0000

Prepositions are something that tell us where one thing or person is in relation to another thing or person.

If you don’t know what prepositions in Norwegian are, you should begin by reading:

Learn About Prepositions in Norwegian Part 1
Learn About Prepositions in Norwegian Part 2
Learn About Prepositions in Norwegian Part 3
Learn About Prepositions in Norwegian Part 4

Let’s continue learning about some prepositions that tell about the place where someone or something is or goes. In the last post, we learnt about the preposition til. This lesson concludes our learning about such prepositions with fra and hos.

Norwegian	English
Jeg kommer fra India.	I come from India.
Han kommer fra England.	He comes from England.
Hun kommer fra Norge.	She comes from Norway.
De kommer fra Kina.	They come from China.

Han var hos oss i går.	He was with us yesterday.
Hun var hos legen i går.	She was with the doctor yesterday.
De var hos politiet i går.	They were with the police yesterday.
Han er hos John i dag.	He is with John today.