Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Hotellet ligger ved kysten."

Translation:The hotel is by the coast.

June 12, 2015

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/profile/anasmahmood

    Why not "The hotel lies next to the coast"?

    March 5, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Xeins1
    • 516

    That would be: Hotellet ligger ved siden av kysten.

    December 29, 2018
    https://www.duolingo.com/profile/bossman

      Why ved and not på here?

      June 12, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/fveldig
      Mod
      • 334

      Don't expect rules for prepositions... (På is also accepted here, but 'ved' is more common)

      June 12, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/profile/safebra
      Plus
      • 11

      So is it true that buildings (lile a hotel) 'ligger' but don't 'står'? A bit counterintuitive, but fine if I can generalise this way

      February 28, 2019
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