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begrunnelse

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

justification · reason given · grounds

PronunciationUttale

begrunˊnelse

EtymologyOpphav

av begrunneto justify · to give reasons for from begrunneto justify · to give reasons for

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

det som oppgis som grunnen til noe;
argumentargument, grunngivninga justification, motiveringa rationale
what is given as the reason for something;
an argumentargument, a justificationgrunngivning, a rationalemotivering
  • hvilken begrunnelse gav han? what reason did he give?
  • hun gikk med den begrunnelse at hun hadde det travelt she left, on the grounds that she was in a hurry
  • en dårlig begrunnelse a poor justification