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[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I 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! "Eller" feels like too many letters to be "or," so I keep translating it as "and" instead.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.)

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