Directional and locational adverbs (hen/henne, om/omme)

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over there / at (locational)
henne
the kiosk
kiosken
The girl is over at the kiosk now.
Pigen er henne ved kiosken nu.
The boy is walking over to the kiosk.
Drengen går hen til kiosken.
around / in back (locational)
omme
the alley
smøgen
The bicycle is parked around back in the alley.
Cyklen står omme i smøgen.
to point
pege
around (direction of motion)
om
The man is pointing around toward the alley.
Manden peger om mod smøgen.
the shortcut
genvejen
the errand
ærendet
I take the shortcut to finish the errand.
Jeg tager genvejen for at klare ærendet.
He is over at the kiosk on an errand.
Han er henne ved kiosken på et ærende.
the path
stien
to cross
krydse
the traffic light
lyskrydset
The path crosses the road before the traffic light.
Stien krydser vejen før lyskrydset.
We walked around behind the building to find the shortcut.
Vi gik om bag bygningen for at finde genvejen.
It is the woman who is pointing around the back.
Det er kvinden der peger omme bagved.
The children usually cross the street at the traffic light.
Børnene plejer at krydse gaden ved lyskrydset.
The shop isn't located around by the square, is it?
Butikken ligger ikke omme ved torvet, vel?
She walked both over to the school and around behind the building.
Hun gik både hen til skolen og om bag bygningen.
We walk over to the path behind the house.
Vi går hen til stien omme bag huset.

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