ordkort

blant

preposition

among

Learn “blant” in Ordkort

In simple Norwegian

i en gruppe av flere personer eller ting

Examples

  • Hun er populær blant elevene.She is popular among the pupils.
  • Blant annet snakket vi om skolen.Among other things, we talked about school.
  • Han satt blant venner.He sat among friends.
  • Norsk er blant de enkleste språkene for engelsktalende.Norwegian is among the easiest languages for English speakers.
  • Det finnes mange flinke folk blant innvandrerne.There are many skilled people among the immigrants.

Useful phrases

  • blant annet (bl.a.) among other things
  • blant oss among us
  • blant de beste among the best
  • blant venner among friends

Good to know

Blant is for groups of three or more; for two people or things use mellom. Blant annet (bl.a.) and mellom annet mean the same — “among other things” — and both are very frequent in newspapers and official texts. Blant de beste is followed by a superlative in the definite form.

In Bokmålsordboka

  1. mellom, i lag med; iblant være blant venner · være blant de beste

Fixed expressions

  • blant annet – (også i fl) noe eller noen fra en større gruppe; forkortet bl.a.

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