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Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. innleder en leddsetning som gir en indirekte framstilling tilsvarende en fortellende hovedsetning introduces a subordinate clause giving an indirect account corresponding to a declarative main clause
   • hun sier at det snør she says that it's snowing
   • mange mener at levestandarden er høy nok many think that the standard of living is high enough
   • presidenten sa at alle måtte gjøre sitt for landet the president said that everyone had to do their part for the country
   • han beklager seg over at prisene er så høye he complains that the prices are so high
2. innleder en beskrivelse eller forklaring av ordet eller frasen som står rett før introduces a description or explanation of the word or phrase immediately preceding
   • det at hun kom for sent, var veldig irriterende the fact that she arrived late was very annoying
   • det faktum at de avdekket en systemsvikt, var svært graverende the fact that they uncovered a systemic failure was very serious
   • politikken var basert på premisset at oljeprisen bare skulle øke the policy was based on the premise that the oil price would only rise
3. innleder en leddsetning hvor ‘det’ er formelt subjekt i oversetningen (2)the superordinate clause introduces a subordinate clause where det 'it' is the formal subject in the superordinate clauseoversetningen (2)
   • det er trist at hun ikke kan komme i morgen it's sad that she can't come tomorrow
   • det viste seg at løven hadde rømt it turned out that the lion had escaped
4. innleder en sammenligningssetning etter enn (I)than eller somwho, which, that · as · like introduces a comparative clause after thanenn (I) or assom
   • laget er ikke bedre enn at vi kan slå dem the team isn't so good that we can't beat them
   • det er bedre at folk sykler, enn at de kjører bil it's better for people to cycle than to drive a car
   • de oppfattet det som at forelesningen var slutt they took it to mean that the lecture was over
5. innleder en leddsetning som uttrykker følge;
   så (IV, 2)so that introduces a subordinate clause expressing consequence;
   so thatså (IV, 2)
   • hun ble så glad at hun danset she was so happy that she danced
   • det gikk så fort at det kilte i magen it went so fast that my stomach lurched
   • de ble så forsinket at de ikke nådde flyet they were so delayed that they missed the plane
6. innleder en leddsetning som uttrykker følge, måte, hensikt eller årsak, ofte sammen med en annen subjunksjon eller preposisjon;
   jamfør etter atafter, for atso that · in order that · that, because, forutsatt atprovided that · assuming that · on condition that, slik atso that · with the result that, sånn atso that · with the result that og uten atwithout (someone) doing something · unless introduces a subordinate clause expressing consequence, manner, purpose or cause, often together with another subordinating conjunction or preposition;
   compare etter atafter, for atso that · in order that · that, because, forutsatt atprovided that · assuming that · on condition that, slik atso that · with the result that, sånn atso that · with the result that and uten atwithout (someone) doing something · unless
   • jeg er så glad at du kom I'm so glad that you came
7. brukt i utrop used in exclamations
   • at du tør! the nerve of you!
   • at de kunne være så dumme! to think they could be so stupid!
   • at du ikke har fortalt oss dette før! to think you haven't told us this before!
   • de er så fine, at! they're so lovely, they are!