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Jeg forstor ikke!

English translation: I don't understand!

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Norwegian term or phrase:Jeg forstor ikke!
English translation:I don't understand!
Entered by: Sven Petersson

06:25 Aug 14, 2001
Norwegian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Norwegian term or phrase: Jeg forstor ikke!
None! This was the whole message.
Butch Olmstead
I don't understand!
Explanation:
None needed.
Selected response from:

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 21:12
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Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
na +3I don't understand!
Sven Petersson
na +1I don't understand
Andy Bell
na -2I am not destroying!
Fredrik Larsson


  

Answers


1 min peer agreement (net): +3
I don't understand!


Explanation:
None needed.

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1166
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mats Wiman: if forstor=førstår
1 hr
  -> Well, that's what I thought it was (førstår). Thank you!
agree  Eivind Lilleskjaeret
1 hr
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  abborre
23 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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36 mins peer agreement (net): -2
I am not destroying!


Explanation:
I believe it should be Förstör and not Förstår. Then the correct translation is as above.

Förstör = Destroy, wreck etc.
Förstår = Understand, see


    Scandinavian Translator
Fredrik Larsson
Local time: 21:12
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Eivind Lilleskjaeret: Förstör is not a word in Norwegian
44 mins
disagree  Andy Bell: Jeg is a Norwegian subject not Swedish - in which case I would suggest this is not the correct Answer
1 day 2 hrs
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7 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
I don't understand


Explanation:
Simply "I don't understand

Jeg = I
å forstå = to understand
ikke = not or to become a negative statement

Regards

Andy


    Andy Bell AAA Norwegian Translations
Andy Bell
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  abborre
15 hrs
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