{"id":2494,"date":"2018-08-24T10:39:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-24T10:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2494"},"modified":"2018-08-24T10:39:23","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T10:39:23","slug":"nothing-and-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/nothing-and-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing and everything"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sometimes *everything* seems chaotic, and *nothing* makes sense. Fortunately, the language we speak provides us with words to communicate these extremes. Let\u2019s look at the Norwegian all-inclusive menu of nothingness\u2026<\/p>\n

In order to \u201dremove\u201d things when speaking Norwegian, ingen<\/strong> (no one) and ikke <\/strong>(not) are your best tools. Combine ikke<\/strong> with noe(n)<\/strong> (any(one)), and there\u2019s nothing that you can\u2019t eliminate! \ud83d\ude42
\nIngen er hjemme.<\/strong> (Nobody is home.)
\nHun kjente ingen i den store byen.<\/strong> (She knew no one in the big city. \/ She didn\u2019t know anybody in the big city.)
\nDe hadde ingen penger.<\/strong> (They had no money.)
\nDu g\u00e5r ingen steder! <\/strong>(Don\u2019t you go anywhere!)
\nMen jeg har jo ikke gjort noe!<\/strong> (But I haven\u2019t done anything!)
\n\u2013 Hva er det? \u2013 Ikke noe\u2026<\/strong> (\u2013 What\u2019s that? \u2013 Oh, that\u2019s nothing\u2026)
\nFamilien til K\u00e5re har en hund, men vi har ikke noen. <\/strong>(K\u00e5re\u2019s family has got a dog, but we haven\u2019t got any.)<\/p>\n

Ingenting<\/strong> is a more affirmative alternative to ikke noe<\/strong> (nothing). (It\u2019s also the name of a rock band<\/a> from Sandnes!) \ud83d\ude42
\nJeg kjeder meg. Det er ingenting p\u00e5 tv!<\/strong> (I\u2019m bored. There\u2019s nothing on TV!)<\/p>\n

When feeling linguistically inclusive, use some variety of alle<\/strong> (everybody), alt<\/strong> (everything) or hver(t)<\/strong> (each).
\nAlle har v\u00e6rt s\u00e5 snille mot meg!<\/strong> (Everybody\u2019s been so kind to me!)
\nAlle barna var p\u00e5 skoletur.<\/strong> (All the children were on a school trip.)
\nAlt var stille.<\/strong> (Everything was quiet.)
\nHver dag st\u00e5r sola opp. <\/strong>(Every\/each day the sun rises.)<\/p>\n

Of course it is also possible to talk about time in extreme ways! \ud83d\ude42
\nJeg vil alltid elske deg. <\/strong>(I will always love you.)
\nHvorfor tar du aldri oppvasken? <\/strong>(Why do you never do the dishes?)<\/p>\n

And oh, a quick spelling rule I learnt at school:
\nDet er alltid to l-er i \u201dalltid\u201d! <\/strong>(There are always two Ls in \u201dalltid\u201d!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Sometimes *everything* seems chaotic, and *nothing* makes sense. Fortunately, the language we speak provides us with words to communicate these extremes. Let\u2019s look at the Norwegian all-inclusive menu of nothingness\u2026 In order to \u201dremove\u201d things when speaking Norwegian, ingen (no one) and ikke (not) are your best tools. Combine ikke with noe(n) (any(one)), and there\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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