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Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"You can increase the volume if you cannot hear."

Translation:Du kan øke volumet om du ikke kan høre.

3 years ago

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Why can hvis not be used instead of om?

1 year ago
https://www.duolingo.com/WolfgangCorbett
WolfgangCorbett
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How come this uses "om du ikke hører" instead of "om du ikke kan høre"

2 years ago
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alek_d
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"om du ikke kan høre" is correct and so is the other option.

2 years ago
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Is it common to say "ei" instead of "ikke"? Is that a dialect?

3 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/IceColors
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I guess it's dialect. Switch out "not" or "neither" with "ei" and you got it. "Det er ei en hest eller et tre." You can often find "ei" used for "ikke" in hymns and such.

3 years ago
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It is not a dialect word as such, it is perfectly correct Bokmål. It was used more before. A famous example is the opening of Peer Gynt, a play by Ibsen:

  • Peer, du lyver! (Peer, you lie!)
  • Nei, jeg gjør ei! (No, I do not!)
3 years ago
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Interesting! Thanks.

3 years ago
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