No. 716 in Norwegian
kjæresten
The Norwegian word "kjæresten" means "the boyfriend/girlfriend" or "the romantic partner" in English.
In a sentence
Kjæresten min og jeg gikk på kino i går.
My boyfriend/girlfriend and I went to the cinema yesterday.
In this sentence, 'kjæresten' refers to the speaker's romantic partner and indicates possession through 'min' (my).
Har du møtt kjæresten til Jan?
Have you met Jan's boyfriend/girlfriend?
Here, 'kjæresten' denotes Jan's romantic partner, showing relationship through 'til' (of).
Hun snakker alltid pent om kjæresten sin.
She always speaks nicely about her boyfriend/girlfriend.
In this example, 'kjæresten' is used to describe 'her' (sin) romantic partner within the sentence context.
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