1.13 Hel, helt, hele
Hel / helt / hele is used with singular, countable nouns:
Example:
Han spiste ei hel kake. Han spiste hele kaka = ikke bare ett stykke.
(He ate a whole cake. He ate the whole cake. = not just one piece.)
Han arbeidet en hel dag . Han arbeidet hele dagen = ikke bare en del av dagen, men fra morgen til kveld.
(He worked a whole day. He worked the whole day (all day). = not just part of the day, but from morning to evening.)
Han spiste et helt brød. Han spiste hele brødet = ikke bare en del av brødet.
(He ate a whole (loaf of) bread. He ate the whole (loaf of) bread. = not just part of the loaf.)
NB! No definite article before “hele”: hele dagen = the whole day
| en hel dag (a whole dag) |
hele dagen (the whole day, all day) |
| ei hel uke (a whole week) |
hele uka (the whole week, all week) |
| et helt år (a whole year) |
hele året (the whole year, all year) |