mene, meine

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. ha i tankene;
   tenke på;
   sikte til to have in mind;
   to think of;
   to refer to
   • det mener du ikke! you don't mean that!
   • si det en mener to say what one means
   • jeg skjønner ikke hva du mener I don't understand what you mean
2. ha til hensikt to intend
   • hun mente ikke å gjøre noe galt she didn't mean to do anything wrong
   • det var ikke så galt ment som det var sagt it wasn't meant as badly as it came out
   • mene alvor to be in earnest
   • han mente det godt he meant well
3. tro, synes to believe, to think
   • jeg mener at jeg så det i avisen i går I think I saw it in the paper yesterday
   • han visste ikke hva han skulle mene om den saken he didn't know what to think about the matter
4. brukt for å framheve noe som et faktum used to emphasise something as a fact
   • ja, det skulle jeg mene! yes, I should think so!

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