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Usages of da
Da svaret endelig kom, kunne han slutte å sende flere e-poster.
When the answer finally arrived, he could stop sending more emails.
Jeg var sulten da jeg kom.
I was hungry when I came.
Kvelden da hun ble sint, var det ingen som forstyrret henne.
The evening when she got angry, no one disturbed her.
Dagen da skolen forbyr telefoner blir roligere.
The day when the school forbids phones becomes calmer.
Da jeg var yngre, pleide jeg å drømme om en drømmejobb.
When I was younger, I used to dream about a dream job.
Da jeg var tenåring, pleide jeg å skrive dikt i stedet for dagbok.
When I was a teenager, I used to write poems instead of a diary.
Da jeg bodde alene, oppdaget jeg hvor viktig familien var for meg.
When I lived alone, I discovered how important the family was to me.
Jeg tåler kritikk bedre nå enn da jeg var tenåring.
I tolerate criticism better now than when I was a teenager.
Hun slo kneet sitt da hun løp ned trappene.
She hit her knee when she ran down the stairs.
Hun var ikke vant til å stå på en full buss i rushtiden da hun flyttet hit.
She was not used to standing on a full bus during rush hour when she moved here.
Da bekymringen hennes var størst, kom en smilende sykepleier og forklarte hva samtykke betyr for pårørende.
When her worry was greatest, a smiling nurse came and explained what consent means for relatives.
Hun hadde på seg et belte og en skjorte med korte ermer da hun begynte å male.
She was wearing a belt and a shirt with short sleeves when she started painting.
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