"The spider is up on the wall."

Translation: Edderkoppen er oppe på veggen.

[randallstanhope]

"Edderkoppen er opp på veggen" is not accepted?

[Luke_5.1991]

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

[randallstanhope]

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

[Luke_5.1991]

Yup!

[forkMe]

So opp is a verb?

[Luke_5.1991]

No, it's an adverb, I believe.

[GeoffreyCa301149]

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

[ycUvuSap]

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

[violone]

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

[Marshmallow31]

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

[ycUvuSap]

Kan man skrive: "...står oppe på..."?

[danifteixeira]

What's the difference between oppe and oppå?

[Migouliad]

Yes please, why is it not opp instead of oppe?

[_som_ebo_dy]

would "oppå" instead of "oppe på" not be acceptable here?