This blogpost is a new start for this blog, and for me. I have earlier been sporadically writing here about different aspects of the Norwegian language. Now my new podcast - The Norwegian Puzzle - has taken over that job …

These ones can be confusing as they can both translate to “actual(ly)” or “as a matter of fact”. Let’s look at some examples!

Compound words - what and why? (Choose between the full audio version and the written version of this blogpost.)

“I, inn, inne” - what do they mean and how are they used? A student of mine asked me this question, and I was amazed that nobody has ever asked me that before!

“Å dra” and “å gå” can both mean “to go”, but “å gå” can in addition mean “to walk”.

“To walk” is always translated with “å gå”, never “å dra”.

When that is said, how do we know when to use “(å) gå” and when to use “(å) dra” when we want to say “(to) go”?

I had this conversation with a student today. And it was not our first chat about this topic. This is a recurrent topic I have had with many students and that I keep having. There is no simple answer, there are many reasons for this.

These words can both mean “if”. If you’re not sure which one to use: “om” can always be used. But Norwegians tend to use “hvis” whenever that word can be used, so it’s good to learn how to use it anyway.

First things first: yes, they both mean “different” in English. So how do we distinguish them?

Short story short: this blogpost wanted to be written…

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