"The bear lives outside in nature."
Translation:Bjørnen lever ute i naturen.
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Does the word nature require the postfixed definite article in this context?
Yes, '(ut/ute) i naturen' is almost exclusively used with the definite form.
You can think of it as 'out in the woods/fields' in English, just covering all of nature.
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From the examples I know, English is somewhat unusual in not using a definite article here.
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"Jeg bor i Oslo" = I live in Oslo "Bjørnen lever ute i naturen" = The bear lives outside in the nature
Perhaps "lever" is more like living somewhere in general? And "bor" is used when inhabiting a city or a house etc?
Utenfor: Katter er utenfor huset. (Outside of a certain location) Ute: Katten er ute. (They're outside; ute is used in stationary situations.) Ut: Kattene går ut huset. (They're currently going out of the house; movement)
This is a very stilted 'unnatural' sentence in English. Being given such awkward english translations is discouraging and confusing
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It's unnatural because English doesn't use the word "nature" that way. We'd say "in the wild".
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when do you use natur as opposed to nature? And does bor apply to only humans, but lever is for animals?
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I was wondering the same as Kai-Ute with regards to bor being used for humans and lever for animals.
