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| Det | er | langt | mellom | venn-er. |
| it | is | far | between | friend-PL |
‘It is far between friends.’
| Mellom | venn-er | stå-r | mange | bekjentskap-er |
| between | friend-PL | stand-PRS | many | acquaintance-PL |
‘Between friends lie many acquaintances’
| Og | mye | snakk |
| and | much | talk |
‘and many conversations’
| Venn-er | ligge-r | som | små | lys-ende | stue-r |
| friend-PL | lie-PRS | like | many | light-PTCP | cabin-PL |
‘Friends are like little, bright cabins’
| langt | borte | i | fjell-mørke-t |
| far | away | in | mountain.darkness-DET.DEF |
‘far away in the mountain darkness.’
| Du | kan | ikke | ta | feil | av | dem |
| you | can | not | take | wrong | of | them |
’You cannot mistake them for anything else.’
Note: Bold script=metaphor-related words (‘som’ = metaphor flag)