Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"The spider is up on the wall."

Translation:Edderkoppen er oppe på veggen.

July 22, 2015

12 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/randallstanhope

    "Edderkoppen er opp på veggen" is not accepted?

    July 22, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/Luke_5.1991
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    • 49

    That's right. "Opp" would only be used when the subject is in motion.

    July 22, 2015
    https://www.duolingo.com/randallstanhope

      Thanks for the clarification! So "Edderkoppen går opp på veggen" would be okay?

      July 23, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/Luke_5.1991
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      • 49

      Yup!

      July 23, 2015
      https://www.duolingo.com/forkMe

        So opp is a verb?

        March 20, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/Luke_5.1991
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        • 49

        No, it's an adverb, I believe.

        March 20, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/GeoffreyCa301149

          What about "står opp på ..."? Does that work? Having conjugations for motion sounds really weird.

          August 9, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/ycUvuSap
          • 693

          "opp" implies movement, so I doubt "står opp" would be used, here.

          December 4, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/violone

            Why "oppe" and "på"? Is it not too much?

            March 19, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/Marshmallow31

              I think "oppe" means "up" and "på" means "on".

              July 8, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/ycUvuSap
              • 693

              Kan man skrive: "...står oppe på..."?

              December 4, 2018
              https://www.duolingo.com/danifteixeira

                What's the difference between oppe and oppå?

                December 6, 2018
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