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This page gives 100 Norwegian words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Norwegian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

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Norwegian vocabulary: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Norwegian linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

Here are 100 Norwegian words on “Connectors and prepositions”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Norwegian	English
på nippet til å	about to
ifølge	according to
faktisk	actually
etter at	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
mot	against
uansett	all the same
skjønt	although
og	and
så	as a result
som om	as if
samt	as well as
hos	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
i forbindelse med	at the time of
for	becauseConjunction, formal register
fordi	becauseEveryday use
før	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
før	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
men også	but also
av	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
selv om	even if
for	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
fra	fromProvenance, origin
dessuten	furthermore
hvis	if
i tilfelle	in case
i stedet for	instead of
i tillegg	moreover
på	on
på den ene siden	on one hand
derimot	on the other handContrast, informal register
med tanke på at	seeing that
siden	sinceStarting point in time
derfor	that is why
dermed	therefore
således	thus
til	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
når	whenEveryday use
mens	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
mens	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
uten at	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Norwegian	English
over	above
så mye mer som	all the more so since
langs	along
blant	amongWithin a larger group
rundt	around
i kjølvannet av	as a result of
allerede fra	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
fra og med	as from
så snart	as soon as
på grunn av	because of
for øvrig	besides
til tross for	despite
tross alt	despite everything
som følge av	due to
langt fra	far from
i etterkant av	following
for eksempel	for example
av frykt for at	for fear that
foran	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
for å	in order to
midt i	in the middle of
i ferd med å	in the process of
forresten	incidentally
nemlig	indeed
for så vidt som	insofar as
i nærheten av	near
ved siden av	next to
verken	nor
ellers	otherwise
heller enn	rather than
på en slik måte at	so as to
takket være	thanks to
frem til	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
ved hjelp av	using
med sikte på	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Norwegian	English
hva angår	as regards
på kanten av	at the edge of
hinsides	beyond
kort sagt	briefly
vedrørende	concerning
følgelig	consequently
i motsetning til	contrary to
til slutt	eventually
unntatt	except
bortsett fra	except for
for det første	firstly
med andre ord	in other words
oppsummert	in short
ikke desto mindre	nevertheless
dog	nonetheless
tvert imot	on the contrary
til gjengjeld	on the other handContrast, formal register
under påskudd av at	on the pretext that
utenfor	outside
på betingelse av at	provided that
klar til	ready to
for det andre	secondly
ettersom	sinceA reason the listener already knows
gjennom	through
gjennom hele	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Norwegian words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Norwegian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.