i II homograph 2

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. omgitt eller omsluttet av noen eller noe;
   innenfor et område, en gruppe, en institusjon eller lignende surrounded or enclosed by someone or something;
   within an area, a group, an institution or the like
   • bo i et hus to live in a house
   • ligge i jorda to lie in the ground
   • et hull i veggen a hole in the wall
   • i sør in the south
   • nede i dalen down in the valley
   • stå i forgrunnen to stand in the foreground
   • ute i mørket out in the dark
   • være i skogen to be in the forest
   • i Norge in Norway
   • i hele verden in the whole world
   • han kom i en stor, sid frakk he came in a large, long coat
   • ha hendene i lomma to have one's hands in one's pockets
   • det står i brevet it says in the letter
   • arbeide i en butikk to work in a shop
   • gå i første klasse to be in the first year
   • med sorg i hjertet with sorrow in one's heart
2. blandet med mixed with
   • det er vann i melka there is water in the milk
3. med bevegelse mot noe eller inn på et visst avgrenset område eller lignende with movement towards something or into a certain delimited area or the like
   • slå vann i glasset to pour water into the glass
   • klatre opp i et tre to climb up into a tree
   • slå noen i hodet to hit someone on the head
   • gripe tak i noe to grab hold of something
   • hun hvisket meg noe i øret she whispered something in my ear
   • gå i kirken to go to church
4. brukt til å knytte sammen to like substantiv: like inntil eller innpå;
   like etter used to link two identical nouns: right up against or close to;
   right after
   • vi bor vegg i vegg we live right next door to each other
   • det gikk slag i slag hele ferien it was one thing after another all through the holiday
5. med form eller utseende som with a shape or appearance like
   • stå i en bue to form an arc
   • gå i ring to go in a circle
6. mot en ytre flate against an outer surface
   • klappe i hendene to clap one's hands
   • slå hånden i bordet to slam one's hand on the table
7. brukt for å betegne en tilstand, sinnsstemning, virksomhet eller lignende used to denote a state, mood, activity or the like
   • leve i fred to live in peace
   • sitte godt i det to be comfortably off
   • få noe i stand to bring something about
   • falle i søvn to fall asleep
   • være i sin beste alder to be in one's prime
   • være i gang to be underway
   • stå i stampe to be at a standstill
   • sette penger i aksjer to put money into shares
   • dele noe i tre deler to divide something into three parts
   • slå noe i små biter to smash something into small pieces
8. brukt for å betegne middel, emne, form, måte, mening eller lignende used to denote a means, subject, form, manner, sense or the like
   • feste båten i et tau to fasten the boat with a rope
   • si noe i spøk to say something in jest
   • betale 40 000 i skatt to pay 40,000 in tax
   • tale i lignelser to speak in parables
   • en byste i marmor a bust in marble
   • få lønn i varer to be paid in goods
   • Kongens fortjenstmedalje i gull the King's Medal of Merit in gold
   • trekke i langdrag to drag on
   • i beste mening with the best of intentions
9. brukt om tid used of time
   • i gamle dager in the old days
   • i morgen tomorrow
   • i juli in July
   • i øyeblikket at the moment
   • i vår tid in our time
   • i våronna during the spring farm work
   • det skjedde i 2021 it happened in 2021
   • talen varte i en time the speech lasted an hour
   • han bodde der i mange år he lived there for many years
10. brukt i uttrykk for at noe er en del av en helhet used in expressions for something being part of a whole
    • eplet er delt i tre deler the apple is divided into three parts
    • et skuespill i fem akter a play in five acts
    • han hadde del i gården he had a share in the farm
11. med hensyn til;
    når det gjelder with respect to;
    when it comes to
    • være flink i idrett to be good at sport
    • de er dårlige i matte they are bad at maths
    • du er alltid så stor i kjeften you're always so big-mouthed
    • gå fram i alder og visdom to grow in age and wisdom
    • ha rett i noe to be right about something
12. brukt ved ord for materiale, virksomhet, fagområde og lignende used with words for a material, activity, field of study and the like
    • arbeide i tre to work in wood
    • professor i historie a professor of history
13. brukt ved ord for noe eller noen som en følelse er rettet mot used with words for something or someone that a feeling is directed at
    • han er glad i mat he is fond of food
    • han var forelsket i henne he was in love with her
    • jeg gir blaffen i det I don't give a damn about it
14. brukt som adverb i forbindelse med visse verb used as an adverb with certain verbs
    • ta i to exert oneself
    • sette i to burst out
    • stemme i to strike up
    • henge i to keep at it

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk