"An area in the north"
Translation:Ett område i norr
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I'm three years late, but norra is an adjective and norr is a noun here.
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Better late than never, as I had the same question as the person you've already responded to (2 years ago - Ha).
I think the word "norr" should be introduced somehow. So far I never came across it untill now.
Wouldn't that still be right? And grammatically better because it would be definite?
No, i norr is just in the an unspecified area in the north. Norden is the defined area of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
They're essentially synonymous, but they're used somewhat differently. We tend to use område in a more general sense, and region for an area within which things have something in common - like a political administration, cultural bonds, similar natural environments, etc.
We usually use area in Swedish for mathematical areas, not geographical ones.
Can I repeat the question from Felix6418: What is the difference between område and region?
No no, sorry, I meant that I added the comment after you asked about it. It wasn't there before.
norren isn't a word in Swedish - the correct form is norden, which is not idiomatic to use (as the definite) in Swedish. That said, however, Norden is our name for the Nordic countries, and we do accept that.
I think i could do with a bit more clarity on that as well. The English scentence uses "the north" but the translation use the obestämd form of norr. Is that because north is a general area and not a specific place?
That's a good question. I'm honestly not completely sure, but I suspect it just boils down to idiomatics. We do not use the nouns south, east, or west in the definite at all in Swedish - we do use Norden but only as a placename.
So just to get them all in one place, since they aren't explicitly listed in the lesson (they'd be a great thing to put in a "Tips" tab), what are the noun / adjective of each? And any other forms?
Norr / Norra... Väst / Väster?
I posted a table recently in another thread: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/23446174/My-cousins-live-in-eastern-Russia
Perfect! Exactly what I was looking for --and a very welcome explanation for why I was so baffled: 2-3 words for each indefinite.
Tack så mycket!
