Breakdown of Under forrige streik stod samlebåndet stille i tre dager.
dagen
the day
stå
to stand
under
during
tre
three
Questions & Answers about Under forrige streik stod samlebåndet stille i tre dager.
Why is under used here to mean during? Can under always mean during in Norwegian?
In time expressions, under often means during, just like in this sentence: Under forrige streik … = During the last strike …
But under does not always mean during. It can also mean under/beneath in a physical sense:
- under bordet – under the table
- under teppet – under the carpet
For during, under is common, especially with events or periods:
- under møtet – during the meeting
- under ferien – during the holiday
You can often replace under with i løpet av (over the course of) for time:
- Under ferien / I løpet av ferien jobbet jeg litt.
(During the holiday I worked a bit.)
So: under can mean during when talking about periods of time or events, but in other contexts it has its literal spatial meaning under/beneath.
Why is there no word for the before forrige streik? Why not den forrige streiken?