moden

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. som er fullt utviklet;
   ferdig til å spises;
   utvokstfully grown which is fully developed;
   ready to be eaten;
   fully grownutvokst
   • åkeren er moden the field is ready for harvest
   • kornet er modent the grain is ripe
   • moden kompost mature compost
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som fullmodenfully ripe, halvmodenhalf-ripe, høstemodenripe for harvesting
2. fullvoksen (1)fully grown;
   livserfarenexperienced in life fully grownfullvoksen (1);
   experienced in lifelivserfaren
   • hun ble tidlig moden she matured early
   • de giftet seg i moden alder they married at a mature age
   • han begynner å bli en moden mann he is becoming a mature man
   • de er modne for alderen they are mature for their age
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som kjønnsmodensexually mature, skolemodenready to start school
3. ferdig, klar finished, ready
   • nå tror jeg barna er modne for senga I think the children are ready for bed now
   • tanken er ikke moden ennå the idea is not fully formed yet
   • jeg ordner det når tiden er moden I'll sort it out when the time is right

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