Lesson 11: Adverbs of Place: Stative & Dynamic pairs [PART 4]

OPP vs. OPPE 

opp (up, upstairs) - movement from/to a place

• Jeg står opp og lager mat. - I get up and cook.
• Vi vil komme opp og drikke noe sammen. – We will come up and drink something together

oppe (up, upstairs) - static position

• Han liker å være (seint) oppe – He likes to stay up (long)
• Klærene/Telefonen ligger oppe – The clothes/telephone is located up there.

UT vs. UTE

ut (out, outside) - movement from/to a place

• Skal vi gå ut og leke? - Shall we go out and play?
• Vi flyttet ut – We moved out
• Barna liker å gå ut. - The children like to go out

ute (out, outside, outdoors) - static position

• Hun er ofte ute og hjemme – She is often at home and abroad
• Skal vi sitte ute? – Shall we sit outside?
• Hun er ute og tenker på ham. - She is outside and thinking about him

BORT vs. BORTE

bort (away, booked) - movement from/to a place

• Hun går bort - She walks away
• Hun reiser bort til England – She travels away to England

borte (away, over there) - static position

• Det ligger der borte - It is located (lies) there
• Hun er der borte - She's over there
• Han er borte fra jobben/skolen/hjemme – He is away from the job/school/home
• Jeg gikk på restauranten men alle billeter var borte – I went to cinema but all tickets were sold out

*VEKK vs. VEKK

vekk (=bort) - movement from/to a place

• Kom deg vekk! – get lost, go away
• Jeg reiser vekk/bort på ferie – I travel away for holidays

vekk (=borte) - static position

• Jeg er vekk/borte på ferie til neste uke. - I'm away on vacation until next week.

* You can use either vekk or bort(e)

dit/ der & hit / her combined with other adverbs appears before them

For example:

• Jeg kommer dit ut – I am coming out there
• Hun går hit opp  - She goes up here.

• Han er der nede. – He is down there
• De bor der oppe – They live up there
• Det ligger her oppe  - It lies (is located) up here
• Dere er her inne – They are in here.

exception: inn hit

• Vi må kjøre inn hit - We must drive in here.
• Du må komme inn hit – You must come in here.

Note:

Colour: verbs describing motion

Colour: static verbs