Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Det ligger en liten matte på gulvet."

Translation:There is a small rug lying on the floor.

December 25, 2015

11 Comments

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

    'Matte' is a mat, while 'teppe' is a rug/carpet, just go to ikea.no & you'll see which is most commonly used (teppe is). Specifically it will say 'tepper' for rugs.

    October 5, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JRadersma

      Is "carpet" also correct?

      December 25, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/griffindd

        matte = rug/mat; teppe=carpet.

        December 25, 2015
        https://www.duolingo.com/profile/JRadersma

          Thank you :)

          December 25, 2015
          https://www.duolingo.com/profile/rose.boi

            What's the difference?

            March 19, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/CandidaBur
            • 88

            In English? A carpet covers most, or all, of the floor (if it is 'fitted' it covers the whole floor and is fixed to it). A rug is smaller and covers just a part of the floor. It can normally be moved easily.

            July 21, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/profile/fouader

              what is the verb provoke in norwegian ?pleasseeeeeeee

              July 16, 2016
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Deliciae
              Mod
              • 274

              "å provosere (frem)", though it's used less frequently than the English equivalent.

              October 22, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/SuzieRobinson
              • 6

              "Gulvet" just sounds like gullet to me.

              Any way the wind blows...

              December 1, 2017
              https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dari87538

                It says "math" when I hover over "matte" but it doesn't accept it for obvious reasons.

                January 18, 2016
                https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Deliciae
                Mod
                • 274

                The hints are shared between all sentences containing that word.

                January 18, 2016
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