Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Hun var snill i tidligere tider."

Translation:She was kind in earlier times.

November 16, 2015

4 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/hereismyusername

    Weird sentence in English. Does is it mean "She used to be nice?"

    November 16, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/alek_d
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    It's equally weird in Norwegian. You're right about the meaning, but the connotation is that it is rather far back in time.

    November 16, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/mistyx7
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      like another commentor mentioned, could it be analogous to "in the olden days" or something? or is it reference to something and thats why its odd sounding?

      March 5, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/rhhpk

        I first wrote "earlier times" but changed my answer because it's just not English. A better translation might be "in the old days".

        October 6, 2016
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