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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Similar to Swedish bli av.
Verb
bli av (present tense blir av, past tense blei av, supine blitt av, imperative bli av)
- 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?
- 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)
- (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?
- 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?
- to come of, to become of
Det kommer aldrig bli något av henne- Nothing will ever come of her
- (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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