dette

Usages of dette

Kollegaen min tror at dette jobbmøtet er svært viktig.
My colleague believes that this work meeting is very important.
Dette er et hus.
This is a house.
Hjelp meg med å vaske dette bordet, for det er skittent.
Help me wash this table, because it is dirty.
Dere må forlate dette rommet raskt, for møtet starter nå.
You must leave this room quickly, because the meeting starts now.
Læreren sier: «Ikke skynd dere, vi løser dette sammen.»
The teacher says: “Don’t hurry, we will solve this together.”
Jeg planlegger enten å trene mer dette semesteret eller å studere mer.
I plan to either exercise more this semester or study more.
Turistguiden sier at dette er den høyeste og roligste stien i området.
The tour guide says that this is the highest and calmest trail in the area.
Dette parfymeriet har den eldste oppskriften på økologisk parfyme i byen.
This perfume shop has the oldest recipe for organic perfume in the city.
Dette er en hemmelig gave, så ikke si noe.
This is a secret present, so don’t say anything.
Noen ganger skulle jeg ønske at ingen følte seg ensomme i dette nabolaget.
Sometimes I wish that no one felt lonely in this neighborhood.
Dette vennskapet forstår jeg bedre nå.
I understand this friendship better now.
Kulissen ser morsom ut i dette teaterstykket.
The set looks funny in this play.
Dette mediet virker bedre enn det gamle.
This medium works better than the old one.
Jeg kan ikke håndtere dette alene.
I cannot handle this alone.

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