Grammer Book Flashcards
(108 cards)
1
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to thrive / do well
A
trives
2
Q
you shouldn’t do that
A
du bør ikke gjøre det
3
Q
they were also going to buy a house.
A
de skulle også kjøpe et hus
4
Q
i don’t dare to…
A
jeg tør ikke
5
Q
I asked him to come.
A
Jeg bad ham (å) kome.
6
Q
to run off
A
å løpe av sted
7
Q
Nein, sprechen konnte er nicht.
A
Nei, snakke, det kunne han ikke.
8
Q
difficult
A
vanskelig
9
Q
to remain silent
A
å tie
10
Q
it seems to be taking a long time
A
det synes å ta lang tid
11
Q
he would have liked to…
A
han ville gjerne…
12
Q
she decided to…
A
hun hadde bestemt seg…
13
Q
To tell the truth.
A
Sant å si.
14
Q
To come on time.
A
Å komme presis.
15
Q
Please help yourself. (Selbstbedienung)
A
Vær så snill å forsyne dere.
16
Q
Remember to switch off the lights!
A
Husk å slukke lyset!
17
Q
What would you have worked out?
A
Hva ville du ha trent?
18
Q
Come on…
A
Kom så… (so come…)
19
Q
Well, do it then!
A
Gjør det da vel!
20
Q
I was going to eat.
A
Jeg skulle spise.
21
Q
The food is being eaten.
A
Maten blir spist.
22
Q
Water boils at 100°C.
A
Vann koker ved 100°C.
23
Q
Be quiet now!
A
Nå tier du stille!
/
Ti stille nå!
24
Q
2 weeks ago.
A
2 uker siden.
25
In the morning
i morges
26
We have to hurry...
Vi må skynde oss...
27
He ate.
| He ate at 2 (fixed time).
Han har spist.
| Han spiste kl. 2.
28
How long? (2 expressions)
Hvor lenge?
| Hvor lang tid?
29
```
perfect tense (e.g.: Har vært)
past imperfect (e.g.: var...)
```
1. interested in duration (use har ...)
| 2. duration is irrelevant (without har)
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After we had eaten...
Etter at vi hadde spist...
31
I would have helped you.
... skulle jeg ha hjulpet deg.
32
If I had had time...
Dersom jeg hadde hatt tid...
33
If only he had come.
Bare han hadde kommet.
| hadde kommet is the form often used to express a wish
34
I am going to ... (do sth.)
Jeg kommer til å... (gjør noe)
35
When to use skal and vil for future?
skal - sth. the speaker has control over
| vil - sth. the speaker has no control over
36
The price of oil will soon drop.
Oljeprisen vil snart gå ned.
| speaker has no control over the price, so we use vil not skal
37
I will travel...
Jeg skal reise...
| speak has control over the action, so we use skal not vil
38
They will like it in Norway.
De vil like seg i Norge.
39
I assume that...
Jeg regner med at ... (Ich rechne damit dass...)
40
I am sure he is going to wake up.
Han kommer sikkert til a våkne.
41
When we are finished, we can have tea.
Når vi er ferdig, kan vi ta te.
42
If you are going to come to town with me, you must...
Hvis du skal bli med til byen, må du...
43
They will be happy to meet you. (2 expressions)
De vil bli glad for å treffe deg.
| De blir glad for å treffe deg.
44
I would have also liked to be with you.
Jeg skulle/ville også gjerne ha vært med deg.
45
Ich will gerne mit ihr reden.
| Ich würde gerne mit ihr reden.
Jeg vil gjerne snakke med henne.
| Jeg skulle gjerne ha snakket med henne. (skulle/ville + past tense)
46
I should have repaired...
Jeg skulle ha reparert... (skulle / ville + past tense)
47
He was about to eat when I came.
| Er wollte essen, als ich kam.
Han skulle spise da jeg kom.
48
He was running.
Han løp.
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* Duration when emphasis is on a specific activity:
| e. g.: He is painting the house right now...
*holde på med å...
| Han holder på med å male huset akkurat nå.
50
She is in the process of repairing the car.
*drive og...
Hun drev og reparerte bilen...
51
I was lying reading the newspaper.
Jeg lå og leste avisen.
52
They had stood chatting for hours.
De hadde stått og pratet i timesvis.
53
He said that he liked it here.
Han sa at han likte seg her.
54
She said she had been for a walk.
Hun sa at hun hadde gått en tur.
55
They said they were going to leave tomorrow.
De sa at de skulle reise i morgen.
56
ought to
bør
57
dare to
tør
58
I want you to go.
Jeg vil at du skal gå.
59
Shall I ask her now?
Skal jeg spørre henne nå?
60
If you don't... you will get a beating.
Hvis du ikke... skal du få juling.
61
You are so good. (as in behaviour)
Du er så snill.
62
She is said to be in town.
Hun skal visst være i byen.
63
The food is supposed to be good there.
Det skal være god mat der.
64
preferably
helst
65
probably / indeed
nok
66
You should better do that.
Du skulle heller gjøre det.
67
he should really eat up all her food.
Hun skulle helst spise opp all maten sin.
68
Should we go now, maybe?
Skulle vi gå nå kanskje?
69
He wants us to come.
Han vil at vi skal komme.
70
He wanted us to come.
Han ville at vi skulle komme.
71
again
en gang til (igjen)
72
You must go even if you don't want to.
Du må gå selv om du ikke vil.
73
May luck be with you!
Måtte lykken følge deg!
74
Could you help me?
Kunne du hjelpe meg?
75
If only I could win some money.
Kunne jeg bare vinne noen penger.
76
If only he could come.
Bare han kunne komme.
77
May I go now?
Får jeg gå nå?
78
You may do that.
Du får gjøre det.
79
Were you allowed to go?
Fikk du gå?
80
may / might
får / fikk
81
You managed to do a lot.
Du fikk gjort mye. (gjort not gjørt)
82
You ought to try.
Du burde prøve.
83
You ought to / should go now.
Du bør gå nå.
84
to dare
tør / torde
85
I don't dare say it.
Jeg tør ikke si det.
86
He didn't dare to jump into ...
Han torde ikke hoppe i ...
87
Where are you going? (short version)
| I'm going to town.
Hvor skal du?
| Jeg skal til byen.
88
What are you going to do? (short version)
Hva skal du?
89
I want to go to Italy. (short version)
Jeg vil til Italia.
90
Why are you going there? (short version)
Hvorfor skal du dit?
91
How will you go to Italy? (short version)
| How long will you go? (short version)
NOT POSSIBLE - must be
Hvordan / Hvor lenge skal du gå til Italia.
92
She puts glasses on the table.
She puts the glasses on the table.
She puts the glass on the table.
Hun setter glasser på bordet.
" glassene "
" glasset "
93
They are sitting in the kitchen.
De sitter på kjøkkenet.
94
to dangle, hang around
å slenge
slang
slengt
95
They have been sitting and talking for 2 hours.
De har sittet og snakket i to timer.
96
His jacket was hanging.
Jakka hans hang.
97
He didn't catch the bus.
Han rakk ikke bussen.
98
to throw
å slenge
slengte
slengt
99
to bring along (mitbringen)
å medbringe
100
to translate
å oversette
101
to offer
å tilby
102
The workers were fired without warning.
Arbeiderne ble oppsagt uten forvarsel.
103
to furnish
å innrede
104
to wear out
| I have worn out my pants.
å slite ut
| Jeg har slitt ut mine bukser.
105
He could quote (wiedergeben) the entire conversation.
Han kunne gjengi hele samtalen.
106
Can you give me change of 100 crowns?
Kan du gi meg igjen på 100 kroner?
| Better: Kan du veksle 100 kroner?
107
He put the coffee on.
Han satte over kaffekjelen. ( = Coffepot)
108
a worn out sweater
en utslitt genser
