r/norsk • u/dwchandler • Feb 16 '20

Søndagsspørsmål #319 - 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/[deleted] Feb 16 '20

What are some slang words one should definitely know?

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '20

"tæsje" - to take/steal

"serr" - really/seriously?

"dd -> du da?" - and you?

"lættis" - hilarious

Some I could think of on top of my head.

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u/skittenskilpadde B2 Feb 17 '20

I was going to ask on here about some slang.

Do you know what, Dævva, Kjipt, og å drive mean, I cannot find translations for them anywhere, takk

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u/aaaadam Feb 17 '20

Dæven means "the devil" (djevelen) and is used like most other swear words when you're annoyed.

Kjipt basically means "bad". It's mostly used to express an unfortunate situation, to give some examples - dropping your food on the floor, having a bad day, failing an exam, finding a piece of clothing you really like but them not having your size etc.

Å drive is mostly used when talking about running something like a business.

Jeg driver min egen bedrift. - I run my own company.

A common phrase often seen used is "Hva driver du med?" This is can be used when asking someone what they do for a living or maybe in their spare time. It can also be used ironically to ask someone who is acting strangely what they're doing, like for example rolling around on the floor - "Hva driver du med??"

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u/skittenskilpadde B2 Feb 18 '20

Tusen takk

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '20

"dævva" is the past tense form of "å dævve", which is a variation on "å daue", a dialectal form of "å dø", i.e. "to die" in English. This usually doesn't have the connotation of someone actually dying, but rather something like "dying of laughter"