"Han ønsker seg et rødt hus."
Translation:He wants a red house.
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Yes, "Han ønsker seg . . ." = "He wishes [for himself] . . . "
Also, "Han ønsker deg [alt godt]." = "He wishes you [all the best]."
Might someone be able to explain the difference between "ønsker" and "håper". I understand the first means "desire/want" and the latter means "hope" but is there a specific usage of one over the other?
I guess this is a reference to falu red paint on rural Scandinavian houses.
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Why is "he is wishing himself a red house" not accepted? I am not a native english speaker, but I would think one could emphasize "seg" with "himself" It would make sense to me anyway. In German it would be "Er wünscht sich ein rotes Haus"
Because "to wish" is not a reflexive verb in English. It's simply wrong. That would be like translating "Er erkältet sich" to "He colds himself".
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I guess you are right. But then I never heard anybody use the phrase "... he wishes for..." either. One would probably use "we wants" or "he would like to have"
We definitely use the phrase "___ wishes for" in America. It is more formal sounding than "wants", but it is used.
Why is seg pronounced "shey" and not "sey" here? Or is the audio just misleading? Thanks.
Maybe you know it already, but if an "s" follows an "r" the pronunciation is "sh". It doesn't matter if the "rs" is in the same word or in two next to each other.
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"s, t, d, l" right after "r" whether in the same word or not, are often pronounced retroflexed (i.e. with your tongue curved backwards)
is wishing for red house has a special meaning in Norwegian? Could anyone please explain ?
I'm sure he wants more than just a red house or would you like to just throw some paint on a shack?
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God, can we please get explanations of these grammar problems in the tips section? Most of my Norwegian grammar comes from the forums because everyone else is also confused...
Why is 'seg' required here and not in the sentence 'De ønsker flere medlemmer'?
