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Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. 2. person entall, i tiltale second person singular, used in direct address
   • hallo, er det du (eller deg)? hello, is that you?
   • kan ikke du hjelpe meg litt? can't you help me out a bit?
   • jeg er like stor som, større enn du (eller deg) I'm as big as, bigger than you
   • hvis jeg var deg, ville jeg ha ringt først if I were you, I would have called first
   • dette ligner ikke deg this isn't like you
   • si du til hverandre – og ikke De to say du to each other – and not De 'you (polite)'
   i bønn: in prayer:

   • du Hellige Ånd, min trøster you Holy Spirit, my comforter
2. i utrop: in exclamations:
   • du store min! good heavens!
   • du, å du ! my, oh my!
   • kjære, snille deg! oh please, I beg you!
   • du skal akte deg! you'd better watch out!
3. en (I)one (generic) · you, people (in general) · someone, man (II)one · you (in general) · people you (in general)en (I), oneman (II)
   • du skal ikke stjele thou shalt not steal