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minus-squarecobysev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-21 month agoI had this problem learning Norwegian. “And” is “og” “Or” is “eller” Everytime I see “og” in a Norwegian sentence, I immediately want to translate as “or.” It keeps tripping me up!
minus-squareNikko882@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-21 month agoYou would also get the same problem as the op in Norweigan. Hvor = Where Hvem = Who (Hvorfor = Why / Wherefore) English is the odd one out here, it seems. (Also why I would rather be learning German from Norwegian than English, but oh well.)
I had this problem learning Norwegian.
Everytime I see “og” in a Norwegian sentence, I immediately want to translate as “or.” It keeps tripping me up!
You would also get the same problem as the op in Norweigan.
Hvor = Where
Hvem = Who
(Hvorfor = Why / Wherefore)
English is the odd one out here, it seems. (Also why I would rather be learning German from Norwegian than English, but oh well.)