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Originally posted by butteryplanet

Some useful words when writing a Norwegian essay

Here are some useful Norwegian words and how you can use them in an essay:

og = and

Hunden, katten, fuglen og hesten.
The dog, the cat, the bird and the horse. 

videre = farther, further

Og videre kan man si at det var upassende og utilstrekkelig.
And one can further say that it was inappropriate and inadequate.

forresten = by the way

Huset var forresten ikke malt.
The house was, by the way, not painted. 

Forresten, så var hagen full av søppel.
By the way, the garden was full of garbage. 

dessuten = furthermore, besides, in addition, moreover

Han var dessuten ikke klar for jobben.
Furthermore, he was not ready for the job.

Dessuten var det lite mat og drikke.
In addition, there was little food and water.

for eksempel = for example

Jeg kan for eksempel ikke fly.
I can, for example, not fly.

For eksempel var de ekstremt overtroiske.
They were for example extremely superstitious. 

men = but

Hytta var liten, men varm og koselig.
The cabin was tiny, but warm and cozy. 

selv om = even though

Selv om de var redde, kjempet de til slutten.
Even though they were afraid, they fought till the end. 

Blomstene døde, selv om vinteren var varmere enn normalt. 
The flowers died, even though the winter was warmer than usual. 

i kontrast med = in contrast with

Fargene er, i kontrast med bakgrunnen, sterke og intense.
The colors are, in contrast with the background, vivid and intense. 

I kontrast med resten av befolkningen var de rike og velstående.
In contrast with the rest of the population, they were rich and wealthy.

enda = even

Slottet var enda større og vakrere i virkeligheten.
The castle was even bigger and more beautiful in reality.

Hun er enda mer utspekulert enn deg.
She is even more cunning than you.

derimot = on the other hand, however

Pappa, derimot, var streng.
Dad, on the other hand, was strict. 

Jordbæriskremen var derimot mer velsmakende enn bananiskremen. 
The strawberry ice cream was however more tasty than the banana ice cream.

til tross for = despite, in spite of, even though

Til tross for alle de ekle kommentarene, fortsetter han å blogge om seg selv.
In spite of all those disgusting comments, he continues to blog about himself. 

Jeg er, til tross for redselen, klar til å kjempe.
I am, despite the fear, ready to battle. 

imidlertid = however, though

Filmen var imidlertid ganske skuffende.
The move was however quite disappointing.

likevel / allikevel = nevertheless, nonetheless, after all, still, yet

Tiden var fylt med mørke, likevel var de lykkelige.
The time was filled with darkness, yet they were happy.

Hun er likevel ikke min type.
She is nevertheless not my type.

Jeg slutter allikevel.
I quit after all. 

istedenfor / i stedet for = instead of

Barna gikk til skolen istedenfor å sykle.
The children walked to school instead of biking.

Han kjørte meg til jobb i stedet for å kjøre søsteren min.
He drove me to work instead of driving my sister.

tvert i mot = on the contrary

Det var tvert imot en tilfeldighet at han møtte henne.
It was on the contrary a coincidence that he met her.  

da = when

Han husker forsatt den tiden da han jobbet som billettselger.
He still remembers that time when he worked as a ticket seller. 

Da morgenen kom, regnet det.
When the morning came, it rained. 

når = when

Jeg kommer når jeg har tid.
I will come when I have time. 

Når sola går ned bak fjellene blir himmelen rød.
When the sun goes down behind the mountains, the sky turns red.

mens / imens = while

Gutten løper mens hans synger.
The boy is running while he sings.

Imens jeg leste, fløy en fugl inn i vinduet.
While I was reading, a bird flew into the window. 

før = before

Vi jogget litt rundt i byen før vi dro på stranda. 
Vi jogged a little around in the city before we went to the beach. 

etter = after

Etter at prinsen kysset henne, våknet hun.
After the prince kissed he, she woke up.

så = so, then

Hun var opptatt, så hun kunne ikke komme.
She were busy, so she could not come. 

Han spiste en gulrot, så et eple og til slutt en banan.
He ate a carrot, then an apple and finally a banana. 

deretter = thereafter, then, after that

Supermann reddet først babyen, deretter moren.
Superman saved the baby first, then the mother.

Deretter var det ingentig som kunne stoppe de.
Thereafter there was nothing that could stop them. 

endelig = finally

Det var endelig tid for å feire.
It was finally time to celebrate. 

Endelig ble det fredelig og slik kom det til å bli lenge. 
It finally got peaceful and like that it was to be a long time. 

senere = later

Senere ble han en lærer i det norske språket.
Later he became a teacher in the Norwegian language. 

tidligere = earlier

Det var tidligere ikke lov.
It has earlier not been allowed. 

samtidig = at the same time

Samtidig som at kongen ble kronet, ble en annen halshugd.
At the same time as the king got crowned, another one got beheaded.

Jeg ler samtidig som at jeg snakker.
I am laughing at the same time as I am speaking.

på den tid = at that time

Det var på den tid vanlig å ikke dusje seg.
It was at that time normal to not shower. 

for = because, for

Jenta var ikke hjemme, for hun var på ferie i USA.
The girl was not home, because she was on vacation in the USA.

fordi = because

Sola gikk ikke ned, fordi tiden sto stille.
The sun did not go down, because time stood still.

Fordi han har verken mat eller drikke.
Because he have neither food nor drink. 

på grunn av = because of

Sykdommen spredte seg raskt på grunn av manglende kunnskap om smitte.
The disease spread quickly because of lacking knowledge about infection. 

derfor = therefore

Klovnen var ond, derfor fikk han sparken.
The clown was evil, therefore he got fired. 

Derfor kan man si at middelalderen er delt i tre mindre perioder.
Therefore one can say that the Middle Ages is split into three smaller periods. 

slik at = so that

Nasjonen ble opprettet slik at de hadde sitt eget land. 
The nation was created so that they had their own country. 

hvis = if

Hvis man tenker på alle de som døde, er det rart at ingen overlevde.
If one thinks about all those who died, it is strange that nobody survived. 

Det kan være sånn hvis det er sånn.
It can be like that if it is like that. 

med andre ord = with other word

Det var med andre ord ikke en storhetstid for Norge.
It was with other words not a golden age for Norway.

dermed = thus

Krigen var dermed slutt.
The war was thus over.

for det meste = for the most part, mostly, largely

Hun var for det meste en rettferdig dronning.
She was for the most part a fair queen. 

faktisk = actually 

Sommeren var faktisk ikke så varm som jeg trodde den skulle bli.
The summer wasn’t actually as warm as I thought it would be. 

I hope you found this helpful! Keep in mind that there are other words that can be useful too, these are just (hopefully) most of them. If there are any mistakes/typos here, please let me know so I can correct them :)

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