Hylle nummer to er full av bøker som hans far eier.

to be

Breakdown of Hylle nummer to er full av bøker som hans far eier.

• boken: the book
• av: of
• hans: his

Questions & Answers about Hylle nummer to er full av bøker som hans far eier.

What does Hylle nummer to literally mean, and why is there no article before Hylle?

Hylle nummer to translates literally as “shelf number two.” In English you might label things Shelf #1, Shelf #2, etc. Here Hylle is used like a label, so it stands alone without en/ei or den.

Could I also say Den andre hyllen instead of Hylle nummer to, and is there any difference?

Yes. Den andre hyllen means “the second shelf” in an ordinary counting sense. Hylle nummer to sounds like you’re referring to a numbered system (e.g. in a catalog). Both are correct, but the nuance differs: one is ordinal everyday counting, the other is labeling by number.

Why is the phrase full av used here? What does it mean?

Full is an adjective meaning “full” or “filled,” and av is the preposition “of.” Together full av means “full of.” So er full av bøker = “is full of books.”

Can I use a different preposition with full, like på or med?

No, the standard collocation for filling something with contents is full av. You wouldn’t say full på bøker. Sometimes you might find fullt med in colloquial speech, but the textbook form is full av.