"Katten tilhører jenta."
Translation:The cat belongs to the girl.
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Is it correct to say: katten hører til jenta. And dies this mean the same as: katten tilhører jenta.
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Those are strictly interchangeable, but I prefer to use hører til in connection with a preposition and an object (rather than persons). Katten tilhører jenta. Katten hører til hos naboen. The cat belongs to the girl. The cat belongs to the neighbor.
Tilhøre = belong to (ownership)
Høre til = belong to (membership)
In other words, if I understand correctly, in Norwegian, it's perceived to belong to something means to listen to it, or adhere. Like subordination. Interesting.
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En tilhører is a listener, the "audience" of a radio show are listeners.
As a verb the base form is å tilhøre (which in certain cases you could split up and use like høre til. An item can belong in the kitchen, den hører til på kjøkkenet)
