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Usages of der
Kafeen der vi øver blir etter hvert stille.
The café where we practice becomes quiet over time.
Huset der hun bor har en hemmelig hage.
The house where she lives has a secret garden.
Teaterstykket handler om en familie der alle skjuler hemmeligheter.
The play is about a family where everyone hides secrets.
Kostymene henger bak scenen, der skuespillerne venter på tur.
The costumes hang behind the stage, where the actors wait for their turn.
Kulissene viser en liten landsby der det nesten aldri er stillhet.
The sets show a small village where there is almost never silence.
Den landsbyen der bestefaren min vokste opp, ligner kulissene på scenen.
The village where my grandfather grew up resembles the sets on the stage.
Landsbyen der handlingen skjer, minner meg om stedet der jeg tilbrakte barndommen.
The village where the action takes place reminds me of the place where I spent my childhood.
Min niese melder seg som frivillig, og hun deler ut programmer ved inngangen til galleriet der plakatene henger.
My niece signs up as a volunteer, and she hands out programs at the entrance to the gallery where the posters hang.
Det lille galleriet der teaterplakatene henger, ligger i en rolig gate nær stasjonen.
The small gallery where the theatre posters hang is located in a quiet street near the station.
Andre ganger føles fantasi tryggere enn verden der vi faktisk lever.
Other times imagination feels safer than the world where we actually live.
I dagboken min beskriver jeg hvordan applausen, lyset og stillheten i rommet høres ut fra stolen der jeg sitter.
In my diary I describe how the applause, the light and the silence in the room sound from the chair where I am sitting.
På hjørnet ligger et lite bakeri der jeg ofte tar en kort kaffepause og kjøper en kanelbolle.
On the corner there is a small bakery where I often take a short coffee break and buy a cinnamon bun.
Forstaden der vi bor, er rolig om natten selv om togene passerer nær huset.
The suburb where we live is quiet at night even though the trains pass close to the house.
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