{"id":58,"date":"2009-02-22T20:15:13","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T00:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=58"},"modified":"2009-02-22T20:15:13","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T00:15:13","slug":"da-da-da","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/da-da-da\/","title":{"rendered":"Da da da"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of you requested that I address words that have multiple meaning.\u00a0 Da <\/strong>is one of these words.\u00a0 Da <\/strong>can be used in many different ways.\u00a0 In general, it means either “then” or “when,” but even so, these two words can be used in different contexts.\u00a0 In my opinion,\u00a0words with multiple meanings\u00a0are some of the coolest words.\u00a0\u00a0Da, <\/strong>one of these words\u00a0is short, flexible, and serves many purposes.\u00a0 In English, ‘da’ is only used in songs as a filler.\u00a0 Norwegians really uses da <\/strong>to the best of its ability.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at a few examples of da <\/strong>when the word is used to mean “when:”<\/p>\n

Da jeg var ung, likte jeg \u00e5 spille fotball. <\/strong>When I was young, I liked to play soccer.<\/p>\n

Han kokte da jeg vasket golvet. <\/strong>He cooked while I washed the floor.<\/p>\n

Da de kom hjem, var de tr\u00f8tte. <\/strong>When they came home, they were tired.<\/p>\n

I think you get the picture about using da <\/strong>for ‘when.’\u00a0 There is one thing you must remember about translating ‘when’ into Norwegian.\u00a0 In English, there is really only one word for ‘when.’\u00a0 In Norwegian, there are two: da<\/strong> and n\u00e5r. <\/strong>You use da <\/strong>when you want to describe something in the past and n\u00e5r <\/strong>when you want to describe a situation in the future.\u00a0 It’s really pretty simple.<\/p>\n

N\u00e5r\u00a0 g\u00e5r du p\u00e5 skole? <\/strong>When do you go to school?<\/p>\n

N\u00e5r jeg vokser opp, vil jeg bli advokat. <\/strong>When I grow up, I want to be a lawyer.<\/p>\n

Vi skal spise n\u00e5r de er ferdige med \u00e5 sykle. <\/strong>We are going to eat when they are done biking.<\/p>\n

Ok, back to the great word da.\u00a0 Da <\/strong>can also be used to say ‘then.’\u00a0 Following are several examples:<\/p>\n

Dere m\u00e5 gj\u00f8re hjemmelekser og da kan dere spille. <\/strong>You (pl) must do homework and then you (pl) can play.<\/p>\n

Kan Ellen ta med fyrverkeri?\u00a0 Da blir det moro. <\/strong>Can Ellen bring fireworks!\u00a0 Then it will be fun!<\/p>\n

N\u00e5 og da. <\/strong>Now and then.<\/p>\n

The fact that da <\/strong>must be used to describe something that happened in the past just made logical sense to me.\u00a0 When we use da <\/strong>to mean ‘then,’ we use it in the present tense to describe something in the future that would not be possible if not for the previous statement or idea.\u00a0 In the first example about homework, the kids cannot play until they have fulfilled the request of doing their homework.\u00a0 In the second example, the subject is suggesting\u00a0‘it’ won’t be fun without fireworks.\u00a0 It’s nice to discover little connections between rules, isn’t it?<\/p>\n

Now, there are a few other ways to use the word da <\/strong>and they are not easy to translate.\u00a0 Ja da <\/strong>means ‘yes certainly’ or ‘yes indeed’ or the famous midwestern ‘yup’ or ‘oh yeah’ as in ‘of course.’\u00a0 Here’s another example: God natt da <\/strong>means ‘<\/strong>Good night then’ or ‘alright, good night.’\u00a0 Finally, Det var da godt du kunne komme.\u00a0 ‘<\/strong>It was good that you could come then’ or ‘Then it was good that you could come.’<\/p>\n

Da <\/strong>is an useful word, isn’t it?\u00a0 And so short….<\/p>\n

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One of you requested that I address words that have multiple meaning.\u00a0 Da is one of these words.\u00a0 Da can be used in many different ways.\u00a0 In general, it means either “then” or “when,” but even so, these two words can be used in different contexts.\u00a0 In my opinion,\u00a0words with multiple meanings\u00a0are some of the…<\/p>\n

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