r/norsk • u/dwchandler • Sep 06 '20

Søndagsspørsmål #348 - Sunday Question Thread

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u/UberRayRay Sep 06 '20

Hei! Kan noen fortelle meg hva forskjellen er mellom «støy» og «bråk»? Takk!

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u/incredibleflipflop Native speaker Sep 06 '20

They are used a lot in the same situations. Different dialects will use them as the same thing, whereas my dialect (oslo) we usually differ a little between them.

Støy is often used for some sort of constant or semi-constant background noise. Like living close to a large road, or perhaps a kindergarten, will make you have constant støy in the background. I believe støy is a noun only. The thing that is noise going on somewhere.

Bråk is usually louder, more unexpected or a bigger disturbance. The children in the kindergarten will bråke a lot, but if you live close by it will be støy in your life. Bråk is a noun, but å bråke is a verb.

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u/UberRayRay Sep 07 '20

Takk så mye!