"Hun sluttet å svare på telefonen."

Translation: She stopped responding to the telephone.

[WildSage]

How would you say "She stopped responding on the telephone"?

[ep_nl]

why is "she stopped to answer the telephone" considered incorrect?

I'm not native English.

[fveldig]

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.

[ewcrowe]

how would you say ep_nl's statement in that case?
"she stopped to answer the phone"

thanks

[fveldig]

"Hun stoppet for å svare på telefonen"

[ep_nl]

wow, thank you! So this is a difference between 'slutte' and 'stoppe'.
Interesting!
Thanks!

[fveldig]

'slutte' and 'stoppe' are rarely interchangeable in Norwegian.

[stonesong]

Sounds like "slutte" is more like "cease" in English

[comeoutcomeout]

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/

[LINHARS]

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.

[ep_nl]

Well, that makes sense. I meant the latter. Thanks!

[r3xr3x]

can you use 'stanser' to replace 'slutter' here? and how is 'stanser' different from 'slutter'?

[TaliTek]

Is there a way of shortening telefon, like in English where telephone becomes phone?

[blaeksbiofor]

duolingo is amazing.

[GeoffreyCa301149]

How would you say "She stopped to answer the telephone?"