"Samtlige nordmenn liker å gå på tur."

Translation: All Norwegians like to go walking.

[canthavemango]

Are there certain situations where one would use samtlige vs alle?

[fveldig]

I think you should always use 'alle'.

[ReginoldHutchens]

Why?

[fveldig]

'alle' is 473 times more common, 'samtlige' is somewhat formal.

[nanwithaplan]

Wow. 473 is very specific--Is it derived from corpus linguistics analysis? (or fun hyperbole :) ?)

[fveldig]

Oh, I should probably mention my sources; I simply compared the number of search results on a search engine :) Probably not a reliable figure, but it might tell you that it's not a very common word. It's mostly used in formal texts.

[charlesisbozo]

How would "All Norwegians like to go on trips" be translated?

[nopes1234567893]

It would be correct but trips are more like vacations, road trips, traveling. "alle Nordmenn liker å dra på turer"

[TARDISToni]

I was wondering this, too. So is the verb 'dra' - which implies leaving to go somewhere else - the thing that makes the difference between the two sentences, or is it the plural use of the noun 'tur' that makes the difference? Or is it better if we make both distinctions?

[Tupilaq]

That's what I put for the answer...

[Froscooo]

Objection! My girlfriend doesn't...

[saalangtsaagodt]

"every Norwegian person likes to go on walks" wasn't accepted? In British English going "on" walks is correct? Also, is there a substantive for Norwegian? Like as in, a Swede or a Dane? Thanks!

[Regney]

Yes, "going on walks," "going for walks" and "going walking" are all commonly used.

I believe "Every Norwegian [person] likes to..." would be "Hver Nordmann liker å..."

I hope that helps. :0)

[Rowaaaan]

the term for a norwegian person is norwegian

[SergioRoch6]

How do i type the a with the little o on top.

[7jeny3]

If on phone, touch and hold the "a" for options.

[Victoria356865]

They don't accept All Norwegians like going walks.