5 Comments
Maybe this has been asked before, elsewhere, but is there a difference between "behøve" and "trenge"?
June 24, 2015
When the meaning of 'å trenge' is 'to need', the two are interchangeable. 'Trenger' is undoubtedly more common.
June 24, 2015
My native-English-speaking gut reaction is that "behøver" must be related to "behoove", and has a shade of meaning like, "I really ought to," rather than, "I must." Please destroy this notion if it's totally wrong. :)
October 7, 2015
According to Wiktionary they are indeed cognates. I think it's closer to "I really ought to" as well.
October 7, 2015
I tried 'I'm in need of a new car', as an alternative, but it wasn't accepted. Why is this, please? :)
March 15, 2019
