Location Prepositions Study Guide

Overview

Norwegian Location Prepositions

This guide teaches position words for describing where something is.

Level 1

Core place words

Learn , i, under, and over as visual relationships.

cat på box

on

touching the surface

book i box

i

in

inside something

cup under table

under

under

below the object

cat over chair

over

over

above the object

Level 3

Front, back, and between

Add foran, bak, and mellom for relative position.

ball foran box

foran

in front of

nearer to you

ball bak box

bak

behind

on the far side

cat mellom chair

mellom

between

in the middle

book på table

on

on a surface

Level 5

Next to and full set

Ved siden av means next to or beside.

cup ved siden av table

ved siden av

next to

beside something

book mellom chair

mellom

between

between two things

cat foran table

foran

in front of

front side

cat bak table

bak

behind

back side