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Norwegian Language & Usage

Proposed Q&A site for students, teachers, and linguists wanting to discuss the finer points of the Norwegian language.
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12 Example Questions

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When to use "da" and when to use "når?"
added by sindrenm May 28 '11 at 14:41
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What is the difference between "og" and "å"?
added by whirlwin May 28 '11 at 11:08
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Are Nynorsk and Bokmål two dialects of the same language (Norwegian) or two separate languages?
added by Jaime Soto Jul 19 '11 at 17:59
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The answer is too easy to google. So they are two different dialects. – Masi Sep 2 '11 at 18:58
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@Masi: It's not as simple as that. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_dialects. They are not dialects, because they are not generally spoken by anyone as a dialect. They are only the two official written languages used in Norway. – awe Oct 5 '11 at 10:28
Ok, it depends on the area where are you living. You are right all simple yes or no answers all wrong to the given questions. So you cannot use the option A or B from the question. - So Nynorsk and bokmål both have dialectual and languagal characteristics. – Masi Oct 5 '11 at 14:26
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Good reading books for beginners / intermediates
added by James S Jun 28 '11 at 16:35
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When to use "på" versus "i" when refering to a place?
added by awe Sep 20 '11 at 7:31
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Does Norwegian have two grammatical genders like Danish and Swedish or three like German and Icelandic? Or is it not as neat as that?
added by hippietrail Nov 7 '11 at 20:45
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What are the main differences between Riksmål and Bokmål?
added by Jaime Soto Jul 19 '11 at 18:00
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What are the main differences between Nynorsk and Bokmål?
added by Masi Sep 2 '11 at 18:56
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Is it allowed to use `/` as date separator in norwegian?
added by awe Sep 20 '11 at 7:21
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When is it allowed to use hyphen to bind together two words? Examples: "bensinstasjon" or "bensin-stasjon"? "Arsenalspiller" or "Arsenal-spiller"?
added by awe Sep 20 '11 at 8:04
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What are the main differences between Nynorsk, Høgnorsk, and Landsmål?
added by Jaime Soto Jul 19 '11 at 18:01
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What is a good english term for the norwegian word "korps"? In US english, the closest thing is "marching band" but I don't feel it quite fits.
added by awe Sep 20 '11 at 11:15
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