Classroom:NTNU, LING1113 (2009) - Motion and Space

Prepositions

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Examples:

'På fest', 'på byen', 'på bussen', 'på reisefot', 'på gang', 'på flaska', 'på tur', 'på shopping' etc

There are also many situations that can be described by several prepositions, but have small differences in semantic nuances.

Examples:

'I byen' vs. 'På byen'

'I fjellet' vs. 'På fjellet'

'På bussen' vs. 'I bussen'

while some have completely different meanings

Examples:

'På flaska' vs. 'I flaska'

Bevegelsesverb

English - Motion verbs

This category of verbs denote movement, and these movements can be divided into subcategories.

In order to denote movement, we can use either a movement verb or a verb with a preposition. The latter is another story, and you can read about it in 'Preposisjoner'. The scope of the 'Bevegelsesverb' page is to describe verbs denoting by themselves some kind of movement. The movement can be done by a volunteer or nonvolunteer.