"Han bor utenfor grensen."

Translation: He lives outside the border.

[zamurek]

So is that an expression for 'he lives abroad' that's actually used by Norwegians or is this just to teach us the word for 'border'? Saying 'he lives outside the border' sounds a bit clumsy in English...

[Deliciae]

It means that he lives outside some kind of border, it doesn't have to be that of the country.

The two most common ways of expressing living abroad are:

"Han bor utenlands."
"Han bor i utlandet."

[marthadavydova_]

But also can be literally translated to Russian and it will sound exactly as it should :D

[Karl_Dilkington]

The expression works in Dutch too. "Hij woont buiten de grens."

[silverthornfire]

Very useful having these similar words :-)

[dkarlberg]

Grensen is also an area in Oslo.

[maseoz]

So what is the difference between ute and utenfor?

[8KAITO8]

Ute - out

Utenfor - outside

[Jamie206776]

Allowing the word "outwith" to be used here instead of only "outside" would be useful for any Scottish people learning as in Scots English they have distinct and different meanings.

[MattHaythem]

You should report it by clicking the flag icon when you get the answer wrong.

[eefwentelteeef]

why is "he lives past the border" not correct? What would that sentence be in Norwegian?

[Deliciae]

"Han bor bortenfor grensen" would be a better match for that.

[bbLJDw]

I see in other languages the translation fits however in English it would be "beyond the border" to convey the same idea.

[NorskSunny]

So far this is what we knew through WandaVision