"The bear is sitting on the ground."
Translation:Bjørnen setter seg på bakken.
November 30, 2015
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In English, "is sitting" can mean "Is in the process of sitting down" or "Continues to sit".
Is this split up in Norwegian between "setter seg" and "sitter"? Or does "sitter" include both meanings?
November 30, 2015
'å sette' = 'to put/set'
So literally "The bear is setting himself on the ground".
'setter seg' does only have the meaning of 'is in the process of sitting down' and 'sitter' only has the meaning of 'continues to sit'.
November 30, 2015
