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Under generalprøven ser regissøren at manus må endres litt.
Meaning
During the dress rehearsal the director sees that the script must be changed a little.
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Breakdown of Under generalprøven ser regissøren at manus må endres litt.
se
to see
måtte
must
at
that
under
during
Questions & Answers about Under generalprøven ser regissøren at manus må endres litt.
In this sentence, what does under mean? Does it literally mean "under" something physically?
Here under means during, not physically underneath.
- Under generalprøven ≈ during the dress rehearsal
This is a very common use of under with time expressions:
- Under møtet snakker vi om planen. – During the meeting we talk about the plan.
- Under krigen bodde de i Sverige. – During the war they lived in Sweden.
So think of under + time noun as during + time noun in English.
What exactly is generalprøven?
Generalprøve is a theatre/performing-arts word and means dress rehearsal – the last full rehearsal before the actual performance, usually with everything (costumes, lights, sound, etc.) in place.
- en generalprøve – a dress rehearsal
- generalprøven – the dress rehearsal
So Under generalprøven = During the dress rehearsal.
Why is it generalprøven (definite form) and not en generalprøve?