Betydning av this på norsk

• 0 indicates sb or sth which is closer than others

  • Do you like this one or that one best? Liker du best den her eller den der?

  • I love living in this city. Jeg liker å bo i denne byen.

• 1 indicates sb or sth which has already been mentioned

  • My husband is in poor health, and it is for this reason that I must resign. Mannen min har dårlig helse, og det er av denne grunnen at jeg må slutte.

• 2 indicates a time period is happening today, now, or soon

  • The new show starts this week. Den nye forestillingen starter denne uken.

  • We’re meeting this Friday. Vi møtes førstkommende fredag.

  • I’ll see you this afternoon. Jeg ser deg i ettermiddag.

  • These days kids are much more sophisticated. Barna nåtildags er mye mer avanserte.

• 3 emphasizes the subject of a story

  • There was this woman who kept stepping on my toes. Det var denne kvinnen som hele tiden tråkket meg på tærne.

• 4 indicates sb or sth which is closer than others

  • Is this his bike? Er dette sykkelen hans?

  • She really wanted these. Hun ønskelig seg virkelig disse her.

• 5 used to show sth or introduce sb

  • This is my photo album. Det her er fotoalbumet mitt.

  • Hold the bat like this. Hold køllen sånn som dette.

  • This is my Aunt Fatima. Dette er min tante Fatima.

  • Hello, this is Christopher Martin speaking. Hallo, dette er Christopher Martin som ringer.

• 6 indicates sb or sth which has already been mentioned

  • OK, are you ready to try this? OK, er du klar til å prøve dette?

• 7 various things or activities

  • “What have you been doing?” “Oh, this and that.” “Hva har du gjort?” “Å, ditt og datt.”

• 8 emphasizes adjectives

  • I didn’t realize it was going to be this hot. Jeg var ikke klar over at det ville bli så varmt.

• 9 used to show sb with your hands how big sth is

  • It was about this long and this wide. Den var omtrent så lang og så bred.

• 10 used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time

  • This book is better than that (one)

  • I prefer these trousers.

• 11 used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe

  • Then this man arrived.

• 12 used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time

  • Read this – you’ll like it

  • This is my friend Clive Andrews.

• 13 so; to this degree

  • I didn’t think it would be this easy.