Norwegian and English/Pending tests

Noun phrases

General

• (no) Bord → Table
• (no) Fulg → Bird
• (no) Hus → House
• (no) Epler → Apples
• (no) Kopp → Cup
• (no) Vegger → Walls
• (no) Lys → Light
• (no) Bilder → Pictures

Indefinite and Definite

• (no) Et hus → A house
• (no) Huset → The house
• (no) En mann → A man
• (no) Mannen → The man
• (no) Ei avis → A newspaper
• (no) Avisa → The newspaper

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

• (no) Jeg er sulten → I am hungry
• (no) Du er sulten → You are hungry
• (no) Han er sulten → He is hungry
• (no) Hun er sulten → She is hungry
• (no) Den er sulten → It is hungry
• (no) Dere er sultne → You are hungry :: (plural)
• (no) Vi er sultne → We are hungry

Definiteness

• (no) Et hus ved sjøen. → A house by the sea.
• (no) Huset er ved sjøen. → The house is by the sea.
• (no) Husene er ved sjøen. → The houses are by the sea.
• (no) Store hus er ved sjøen. → Big houses are by the sea.
• (no) Regnbuen har mange farger. → The rainbow has many colours.

• (no) Nahuatl er i dag det nest mest brukte språket i Mexico etter spansk. → Nahuatl is today the next most used language in Mexico after Spanish.
• (no) De fire største norske hjelpeorganisasjonene. → The four biggest Norwegian aid organisations.

Relative

• (no) Her stolen, som jeg sitter på → Here is the chair I seat on
• (no) Hun spiser kaken, som jeg kjøpte → She is eating the cake I bought

Demonstratives

• (no) Den er stor → It's big
• (no) Disse kakene er store → These cakes are big

Possesive

• (no) Huset mitt → My house
• (no) Huset ditt → Your house
• (no) Huset hans → His house
• (no) Huset hennes → Her house
• (no) Huset deres → Their house
• (no) Huset vårt → Our house

Reflexive

• (no) Han vasker seg → He washes himself
• (no) De vasker seg → They wash themselves
• (no) Vask deg selv! → Wash yourself!

Interrogative

• (no) Hvem spiste kaken min? → Who ate my cake?
• (no) Hva slaks kake er det? → What kind of cake is that?
• (no) Hvem sin kake er det? → Whose cake is that?
• (no) Hvor mange kaker spiste du i går? → How many cakes did you eat yesterday?
• (no) Hvor fant du kaken min? → Where did you find my cake?
• (no) Når fant du kaken min? → When did you find my cake?
• (no) Hvordan fant du kaken min? → How did you find my cake?
• (no) Hvorfor spiste du kaken min? → Why did you eat my cake?

Verb constructs

Non-finite clauses

• (no) Det skulle få motoren til å verke. → That should get the engine working.
• (no) Det skulle få motoren til å verke. → That should make the engine work.

Phrases

• (no) Hva heter han? → What is he called?
• (no) Aztekerne snakka en variant av språket som nå er kjent som klassisk nahuatl. → The Aztecs spoke a variety of the language that is now known as classic nahuatl.
• (no) Er du arbeidssøkende i Norge skal du melde deg hos politiet innen tre måneder fra innreise. → If you are seeking work in Norway, you should announce yourself to the police within three months of entry.

Normal and negative

• (no) Merete kan snakke norsk. → Merete can speak Norwegian.
• (no) Lars arbeider ikke i dag. → Lars does not work today.
• (no) Lars arbeider ikke i dag. → Lars is not working today.
• (no) Camilla vil ikke gå på kino. → Camilla does not want to go to the cinema.

V2

• (no) Om sommeren svømmer jeg ofte. → In summer I swim often.
• (no) I Norge kan jeg gå på ski. → In Norway I can go skiing.

Subordinate clauses

• (no) Jeg må gjøre leksene nå for jeg må arbeide i kveld → I have to do the homework now because I have to work tonight
• (no) Jeg skal spille tennis hvis det blir fint vær → I will play tennis if it is nice weather

if the wheather turns out nice...

• (no) Jeg lærer norsk fordi jeg har familie i Norge. → I am learning Norwegian because I have family in Norway.
• (no) Vi gikk på kino siden det var så kaldt ute. → We went to the cinema as it was so cold out.
• (no) Jeg gikk en tur selv om det regnet ute → I went for a walk even though it was raining out
• (no) Jeg skal gå ut når jeg er ferdig med leksene → I will go out when I am finished with the homework
• (no) Jeg dro hjem da jeg var ferdig på skolen → I went home when I was finished at school
• (no) Jeg ser på TV mens jeg gjør leksene mine → I watch TV while I do my homework
• (no) Jeg drikker et glass vin før jeg legger meg → I drink a glass of wine before I go to bed

mwe legge seg = go to bed

also very likely to mean future 'will drink', could even mean 'am drinking'

• (no) Jeg skal gå på kino etter at jeg har gjort leksene → I will go to the movies after I have done the homework

Inversion

• (no) Hvis det blir fint vær, skal jeg spille tennis → If it is nice weather, I will play tennis

"if the weather gets nice" maybe, ie not chunking A+N after "bli" -- does it generalise?

• (no) Fordi jeg har familie i Norge, lærer jeg norsk. → Because I have family in Norway, I am learning Norwegian.
• (no) Siden det var så kaldt ute, gikk vi på kino → Since it was so cold out, we went to the movies
• (no) Selv om det regnet ute, gikk jeg en tur → Even though it rained out, I went for a walk
• (no) Når jeg er ferdig med leksene, skal jeg gå ut → When I am done with the homework, I will go out
• (no) Da jeg var ferdig på skolen, dro jeg hjem → When I was done at school, I went home
• (no) Mens jeg gjør leksene mine, ser jeg på TV → While I do my homework, I watch TV
• (no) Før jeg legger meg, drikker jeg et glass vin → Before I go to bed, I drink a glass of wine
• (no) Etter at jeg har gjort leksene, skal jeg gå på kino → After I have done my homework, I will go to the movies

Adverbs in dependent clauses

• (no) Jeg skal spille tennis hvis det ikke blir fint vær → I will play tennis if it is not nice weather

if the weather does not turn out nice... ugh, how do we do this?

• (no) Hvis det ikke blir fint vær, skal jeg spille tennis → If it is not nice weather, I will play tennis

• (no) Jeg må skifte jobb fordi jeg ikke tjener nok penger nå. → I need to change job because I do not earn enough money now.
• (no) Fordi jeg ikke tjener nok penger nå, må jeg skifte jobb. → Because I do not earn enough money now, I need to change job.

• (no) Vi trener i idrettsbygningen siden det alltid er så kaldt her. → We train in the sports centre as it is always so cold here.
• (no) Siden det alltid er så kaldt her, trener vi i idrettsbygningen. → As it is always so cold here, we train in the sports centre.

• (no) Jeg blir inne selv om det ikke regner nå. → I will go in even though it is not raining out.
• (no) Selv om det ikke regner nå, blir jeg inne. → Even though it is not raining out, I will go in.

• (no) Jeg blir i dårlig humør når jeg ikke gjør leksene mine → I get in a bad mood when I don't do my homework
• (no) Når jeg ikke gjør leksene mine, blir jeg i dårlig humør → When I don't do my homework, I get in a bad mood

"I become in a bad mood"..