"It is in the newspaper."

Translation: Det står i avisen.

[racjkkk]

So which one is more natural? "Det står i avisen" or "Det er i avisen"?

[loopendend]

with things that are written, it's usually "står" i believe

[.Sorcha.]

Could you use 'det er' instead of 'det star' here? Or is there a specific reason when you use one or the other?

[fveldig]

[staar* not star]

For some reason you can't use 'er'. Text usually 'står'.

[CoreyYonkm]

Thought står meant standing?

[Blake571418]

It does, im guessing this is just a connotation

[Timmayko]

I see a lot of comments that say "står" still means "stands" in this sentence. This is idiomatic then, right? Also, how do we then know when to use "er" or "står"?

[CoreyYonkm]

Thought står meant standing?

[VioletaVeer]

It does, but it can't always be translated literally.

[ShivamSingh56958]

The only thing I dislike is that norwegian words have varying meanings. You have 'står' for both in and standing

[Smigol.]

Står never means "in". It means standing or like in this example that something is written.

[Abir33]

Another example:-
"Hvor star stolen", "where is the chair".
These are pain in the ass.