No. 86 in Norwegian
foran
"In front of"
In a sentence
Hun står foran huset.
She is standing in front of the house.
Here, 'foran' denotes being physically located in front of something, indicating location.
Eleven fikk gå foran i køen.
The student was allowed to go ahead in the line.
In this context, 'foran' is used to express priority or precedence in a sequence.
De fikk beskjed om å sitte foran i klasserommet.
They were instructed to sit at the front of the classroom.
Here, 'foran' refers to a specific area or location relative to a reference point, in this case, the front part of the classroom.
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