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Grammatikkguide

Ruting for den offentlige grammatikkguiden er klar for lokalisert innhold.

A1 Beginner English grammatikk

There Is og There Are

Hva er det?

There is og there are brukes for å si at noe finnes eller er til stede.

Bruk there is med:

  • én person eller én ting
  • utellelige substantiv

Bruk there are med:

  • to eller flere personer eller ting

Eksempler:

  • There is a book on the table.
  • There is some milk in the fridge.
  • There are three chairs in the room.

Kortformen av there is er there’s.

  • There’s a café near my house.

Når du skal bruke det

Bruk there is og there are for å:

  • introdusere ny informasjon
  • beskrive steder
  • si hva som er tilgjengelig
  • si hvor mange personer eller ting som er til stede
  • snakke om hendelser eller problemer

Eksempler:

  • There is a bank next to the station.
  • There are two bathrooms in the apartment.
  • There is some food in the kitchen.
  • There are many people outside.
  • There is a problem with the computer.

Struktur

Bekreftende setninger

Bruk:

there is + substantiv i entall

  • There is a shop nearby.
  • There is one window in the room.

Bruk:

there is + utellelig substantiv

  • There is some water in the bottle.
  • There is a lot of traffic today.

Bruk:

there are + substantiv i flertall

  • There are two shops nearby.
  • There are several windows in the room.
Substantivtype Struktur Eksempel
tellelig substantiv i entall there is + a/an + substantiv There is a chair here.
utellelig substantiv there is + substantiv There is some rice left.
substantiv i flertall there are + substantiv There are four chairs here.

Negative setninger

Bruk:

there is not + substantiv i entall eller utellelig substantiv

  • There is not a pharmacy nearby.
  • There is not much time.

Kortformen er there isn’t.

Bruk:

there are not + substantiv i flertall

  • There are not enough chairs.
  • There are not any shops nearby.

Kortformen er there aren’t.

Spørresetninger

Bruk:

Is there + substantiv i entall eller utellelig substantiv?

  • Is there a bathroom here?
  • Is there any coffee left?

Bruk:

Are there + substantiv i flertall?

  • Are there any questions?
  • Are there two bedrooms?

Korte svar

  • Is there a bank nearby? — Yes, there is.
  • Is there any milk? — No, there isn’t.
  • Are there any tickets left? — Yes, there are.
  • Are there many people? — No, there aren’t.

Bruk av some og any

Bruk some hovedsakelig i bekreftende setninger.

  • There is some bread.
  • There are some apples.

Bruk any hovedsakelig i negative setninger og spørresetninger.

  • There isn’t any bread.
  • Are there any apples?

Eksempler

  1. There is a supermarket near my house.
  2. There are two cats in the garden.
  3. There is some coffee in the kitchen.
  4. There isn’t a bus stop on this street.
  5. There aren’t any clean cups.
  6. Is there a hotel near the airport?
  7. Are there any messages for me?
  8. There is a lot of traffic this morning.
  9. There are several books on the desk.
  10. There’s a meeting at three o’clock.

Unntak

I uformell tale brukes there’s noen ganger foran et substantiv i flertall.

  • There’s two people outside.

Dette er vanlig i samtale, men there are er standardformen.

  • There are two people outside.

Uttrykket there is betyr ikke det samme som it is.

  • There is a café near the station. — En kafé finnes der.
  • It is near the station. — En kjent person eller ting er nær stasjonen.

Bruk there was og there were for fortid.

  • There was a problem yesterday.
  • There were many people at the event.

Vanlige feil

  1. Feil: There are a book on the table. Riktig: There is a book on the table. Forklaring: Bruk there is med et substantiv i entall.

  2. Feil: There is two chairs in the room. Riktig: There are two chairs in the room. Forklaring: Bruk there are med substantiv i flertall.

  3. Feil: There are some milk in the fridge. Riktig: There is some milk in the fridge. Forklaring: Bruk there is med utellelige substantiv.

  4. Feil: Is there any shops nearby? Riktig: Are there any shops nearby? Forklaring: Bruk are there med substantiv i flertall.

  5. Feil: There isn’t no food. Riktig: There isn’t any food. Forklaring: Unngå dobbel negasjon. Bruk any etter isn’t.

  6. Feil: Are there a bathroom here? Riktig: Is there a bathroom here? Forklaring: Bruk is there med et substantiv i entall.

  7. Feil: It is a problem with the door. Riktig: There is a problem with the door. Forklaring: Bruk there is for å introdusere noe som finnes.

  8. Feil: There have many people outside. Riktig: There are many people outside. Forklaring: Bruk there are, ikke there have, for å snakke om personer eller ting som er til stede.