én

one

Usages of én

• Heisen er forsinket, så vi går opp én etasje til fots.: The elevator is delayed, so we walk up one floor on foot.
• Jeg har én venn.: I have one friend.
• Det finnes bare én stikkontakt i rommet, så vi deler den på den høfligste måten vi kan.: There is only one power outlet in the room, so we share it in the politest way we can.
• Vi har to søppelbøtter: én for mat og én for resirkulering.: We have two trash cans: one for food and one for recycling.
• Jeg har jobbsamtale i morgen, og søknadsfristen var for bare én uke siden.: I have a job interview tomorrow, and the application deadline was just one week ago.
• Han er nesten avhengig av én serie og glemmer tidsfristen for eksamen.: He is almost addicted to one series and forgets the deadline for the exam.
• Begge av barna mine liker naturfag, men bare én av dem liker matte.: Both of my children like science, but only one of them likes math.
• Jeg bruker bare én ørepropp når jeg løper, så jeg kan høre trafikken.: I use only one earbud when I run, so I can hear the traffic.
• Barna får lov til å blåse ut stearinlyset, men bare én gang hver.: The children are allowed to blow out the candle, but only once each.
• Jeg må fokusere på én oppgave om gangen for å jobbe effektivt.: I have to focus on one task at a time in order to work effectively.
• Vi går inn i stuen én om gangen.: We go into the living room one at a time.
• Jeg tror jeg må ha mistet nøkkelknippet mitt, for jeg finner bare én nøkkel.: I think I must have lost my bunch of keys, because I can only find one key.

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