No. 259 in Norwegian
og
"Og" means "and" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg liker å lese og skrive.
I like to read and write.
Here, 'og' is used as a conjunction to connect two verbs - 'lese' (read) and 'skrive' (write).
Huset er blått og stort.
The house is blue and big.
In this case, 'og' connects two adjectives - 'blått' (blue) and 'stort' (big).
Barna lekte ute, og foreldrene drakk kaffe inne.
The children played outside, and the parents drank coffee inside.
'Og' here connects two independent clauses - one about the children's activity and the other about the parents' activity.
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