bli av

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

Similar to Swedish bli av.

Verb

bli av (present tense blir av, past tense blei av, supine blitt av, imperative bli av)

  1. to happen, chiefly of activities planned by humans
    Festen blei aldri av.
    The party never happened
    Blei det noko av prosjektet ditt?
    Did your project anyhow worked out?
  2. to go somewhere without another's knowledge; to end up
    Kor blir det heile tida av pengane hans?
    Where does his money disappear all the time?

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Swedish

Etymology

Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk bli av.

Verb

bli av (present blir av, preterite blev av, supine blivit av, imperative bli av)

  1. (intransitive) to happen, chiefly of activities planned by humans
    Festen blev aldrig av
    The party never happened
    Blir festen av eller inte?
    Is the party going to happen or not?
  2. to go somewhere without another's knowledge; to end up
    Var blev bollen av?
    Where'd the ball go?
    Var blev de av?
    Where did they go?
  3. to come of, to become of
    Det kommer aldrig bli något av henne
    Nothing will ever come of her
  4. (with med) to lose
    Han föll för bedrägeriet och blev av med tiotusentals kronor
    He fell for the scam and lost tens of thousands of SEK

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