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- "Vi har et sted å være."
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That would probably be "Vi har et sted å bli/bo", but the meaning is almost the same.
does this mean that we have a place to exist, or a place tat we should be as in we are running late?
IRT Gary, the 'at' is omitted because it is ungrammatical. In conventional English grammar, a preposition is never used to end a sentence, although this has relaxed considerably in US, Australian and recent usage. It's still ungainly which is why, as you say, it is omitted in speech. As a native English speaker I find this sentence "We have a place to be" almost incomprehensible, it needs an additional verb (we have a place to be living), adverb (a place to be comfortable), or a different verb (a place to live) to make sense. It makes me wonder whether "Vi har et sted å være. " is a Norwegian idiom that doesn't translate well.
It is fine to end sentences with prepositions in English: https://www.lexico.com/en/grammar/ending-sentences-with-prepositions
Didn't Churchurch say, agreeing with you on this topic, and disagreeing with his secretary's correction... .. "This is something with which I shall not put"
I believe the correct translation for the latter would be: 'We have a place to be at', although the 'at' is often omitted in colloquial language.
I think it means more along the lines of "We have somewhere we need to be."
it is not clear what is meant by this sentence, it would not be used in English and I still don`t know what it means reading the solution!
