5.4 Location
In general, prepositions dealing with location tend to be more similar to English, but those dealing with more abstract aspects of reality, such as time, tend to be more idiomatic, and are not directly translatable. Despite the difficulty in finding hard and fast rules for prepositions, it can be useful to look at some generalizations about certain types of prepositions.
Prepositions of place: position relative to something else |
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| bak | behind | på | on |
| foran | in front of | gjennom | through |
| til venstre (for) | to the left (of) | mellom | between |
| til høyre (for) | to the right (of) | blant | among |
| ved siden av | next to | langs | along |
| over | along | midt i/på | in the middle of |
| under | under, below | etter | after |
| innenfor | inside of | foran | before, in front of |
| utenfor | outside of | ||
