"Det ligger en liten matte på gulvet."

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

[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.

[Amin663889]

I think it would be better to categorize things this way:

mat/rug (= matte) & carpet (= teppe).

[JRadersma]

Is "carpet" also correct?

[griffindd]

matte = rug/mat; teppe=carpet.

[JRadersma]

Thank you :)

[rose.boi]

What's the difference?

[Candidandelion]

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.

[fouader]

what is the verb provoke in norwegian ?pleasseeeeeeee

[Deliciae]

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

[WhassupNerds]

"Gulvet" just sounds like gullet to me.

Any way the wind blows...

[Dari87538]

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

[Deliciae]

The hints are shared between all sentences containing that word.

[anothernobody]

I wrote there's a small rug lying on the floor, and it was marked wrong. Is there something I'm missing?

[Deliciae]

That should be accepted now.

[natkoba]

What's wrong with just "There is a small rug on the floor."?

[DebbieHaug1]

I heard "mat" (food) instead of matte. I was wondering why a little food would be laid on the floor. Now I know. Sigh.