"Mannen dør hjemme."
Translation:The man is dying at home.
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It kinda' is. Well, it's better than, "Han døde alene i skogen..." er det ikke? See, its all about perspective lol
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Ja, when the time comes, at home is where I'd prefer to go, ideally while napping in the back yard on a sunny day.
I found this somewhat funny since "dør" is very similar to "dor", which means "pain" in Portuguese.
I mean, maybe one day when you visit Norway, you might come across a murder or something. And you need to inform the authorities/police...so this sentence would be useful... Duolingo is preparing us for real life, covering all possible apsects... :D
The Norwegian word, hjemme, includes a preposition and is safely translated as at home.
When it comes to the word "home" in English, a preposition is generally required with verbs that don't involve movement in the direction of home. For example,
He cooks at home.
They are playing at home.
She works at/from home.
He lives at home with his parents.
A preposition isn't required with "home" when it's a destination. For example,
They are walking/driving/going home.
He arrived home early.
Depending on where you are in the world, a preposition isn't always necessary with "to be" verbs (is/are/was/were)—and the subject is animate. Other verbs that indicate a state of being, (for example, "stay") work the same way.
They were home all day.
She was home early from work.
We are [staying] home for the week.
He is home alone. (But you need a preposition with, "He is alone at home.")
Inanimate subjects require a preposition, for example,
My umbrella is at home.
Ok, so a little confusion: why is there nothing for "at"? It should be "Mannen dør på hjemme". Can we leave out connecting words like på, for, til etc. and in what situations?
Does -me work as a suffix in other situations then?
Can I say "jeg leker parkme" ?
It sounds wrong, but maybe?
It's not really a suffix. When you're referring to a place and there's movement involved, e.g. "I walked to the park", you use different words than if there isn't "I am at the park". "Jeg kommer dit opp" and "Jeg er her nede". (Dit = der, hit=her). So you add an e things like "up" or "down" or "home" when there isn't movement. but they also added an extra m in "hjemme".
Oh! So nany great people, l hope we'll die in happiness and ja, bare jeg elsker dere alle, thank you guys for existing