r/norsk • u/dwchandler • Dec 30 '18

Søndagsspørsmål #260 - Sunday Question Thread

This is a weekly post to ask any question that you may not have felt deserved its own post, or have been hesitating to ask for whatever reason. No question too small or silly!

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u/somesandwich Jan 02 '19

I came across the use of ‘i’ where ‘for’ would be used in English (e.g. I’ll do it for 2 weeks - Jeg skal gjøre det i to uker), and although I’m fine with this on its own, I was wondering how that works out when you want to say something like “I’ll do it in 2 weeks” as in “I’ll do it in 2 weeks’ time”. Would it be “Jeg skal gjøre det på to uker”? And then saying you’ll do it within the space of 2 weeks would be “Jeg skal gjøre det inne to uker”?

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u/RoomRocket Native Speaker Jan 02 '19

Continuously: Jeg skal gjøre det i to uker (i strekk)

Sometime in the future: Jeg skal gjøre det om to uker

Up to: Jeg skal gjøre det innen to uker.