"Hun sluttet å svare på telefonen."
Translation:She stopped responding to the telephone.
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How would you say "She stopped responding on the telephone"?
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why is "she stopped to answer the telephone" considered incorrect?
I'm not native English.
That means she stopped whatever she was doing in order to answer the phone.
The original sentence means she didn't respond to the phone any longer.
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how would you say ep_nl's statement in that case? "she stopped to answer the phone"
thanks
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wow, thank you! So this is a difference between 'slutte' and 'stoppe'. Interesting! Thanks!
'slutte' and 'stoppe' are rarely interchangeable in Norwegian.
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The first post here helps explain it a bit, you might find it useful (also @stonesong): https://www.reddit.com/r/norsk/comments/31ixyx/søndagsspørsmål_65_sunday_question_thread/
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Ewcrove, the normal way to say your sentence is: Hun stoppet for å ta telefonen.
For instance, the phone is ringing, I say to my husband: 'Kan du ta telefonen?' I don't say: 'Kan du svare på telefonen?'
In this context you don't say: 'Hun stoppet for å svare på telefonen.' 'Å svare på telefonen' means something different. At work your boss could say to you: 'Kan du svare på den telefonen vi fikk igår.' This means that you have to call the person.
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can you use 'stanser' to replace 'slutter' here? and how is 'stanser' different from 'slutter'?
