Tid og preposisjoner (time and prepositions)
i, på, om, and for … siden: when things happen.
12 minutes · A free lesson from A2: Hverdagen (everyday life) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
Small words decide when something happens:
- for to år siden — two years ago
for to år siden Say for too ohr seeduhn فور تُو اور سیدَن Means: two years ago - i to år — for two years
i to år Say ee too ohr ای تُو اور Means: for two years - om to dager — in two days' time
om to dager Say om too daguhr اوم تُو داگَر Means: in two days' time - på mandag — on Monday; om mandagen — on Mondays
på mandag Say poh manna پو ماننا Means: on Monday om mandagen Say om mannaguhn اوم مانناگَن Means: on Mondays - i januar — in January; om sommeren — in summer
i januar Say ee yanooar ای یانُوار Means: in January om sommeren Say om sommehruhn اوم سوممےرَن Means: in summer - klokka åtte — at eight o'clock
klokka åtte Say kloka otuh کلوکا اوتَ Means: at eight o'clock
i or på?
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: What does “for to år siden” mean?
- for two years
- in two years' time
- two years ago
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C: two years ago — for … siden looks back: ago.
Quick check: What does “om to dager” mean?
- in two days' time
- two days ago
- for two days
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A: in two days' time — om with a time looks forward.
Quick check: Choose the right preposition: “Jeg er ___ jobb.”
- i
- på
- om
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B: på — At work is på jobb, as in på skolen and på kino.
Quick check: Choose the right preposition: “Vi bor ___ Norge.”
- i
- på
- om
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A: i — Countries and cities take i: i Norge, i Oslo.
Quick check: What does “om sommeren” mean?
- this summer only
- after the summer
- in summer, every summer
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C: in summer, every summer — om with a season in the “the” form means every year, in that season.
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