No. 343 in Norwegian
ung
Young.
In a sentence
Hun er en ung kvinne.
She is a young woman.
'Ung' is used here as an adjective to describe a person in early adulthood, suggesting youth and vitality.
Når jeg var ung, likte jeg å klatre i trær.
When I was young, I liked to climb trees.
In this sentence, 'ung' is applied as a descriptive adjective in the past tense to reflect the speaker's youthfulness during an earlier period in their life.
Dette treet er fortsatt ung og vokser raskt.
This tree is still young and growing quickly.
Here, 'ung' is used metaphorically to describe an early stage of growth or development, applied to an object, the tree.
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