Significado
Missing the scheduled time.
Contexto cultural
Punctuality is a sign of integrity. Being late is often interpreted as saying your time is more valuable than the other person's. The 'Academic Quarter' (akademisk kvarter) is a tradition where lectures start 15 minutes past the hour. For parties, there is a concept of 'fashionably late', but it usually only applies to large house parties, not dinners. Flexitime (fleksitid) is common, but 'kjernetid' (core hours) means you cannot 'komme for sent' past 09:00.
The 5-minute rule
In Norway, arriving 5 minutes early is arriving on time. Arriving exactly on time is almost late.
Don't just say 'Sorry'
Always follow 'Jeg beklager' with 'at jeg kom for sent' to sound more polite and fluent.
Significado
Missing the scheduled time.
The 5-minute rule
In Norway, arriving 5 minutes early is arriving on time. Arriving exactly on time is almost late.
Don't just say 'Sorry'
Always follow 'Jeg beklager' with 'at jeg kom for sent' to sound more polite and fluent.
Use 'seint' for flavor
If you are in Bergen or Stavanger, use 'seint' instead of 'sent' to sound more like a local.
Teste-se
Fyll inn riktig form av verbet 'å komme'.
Jeg beklager, jeg ___ for sent til møtet i går.
Since the sentence mentions 'i går' (yesterday), we must use the preterite form 'kom'.
Hvilken setning er riktig?
Du må ikke...
'Komme for sent' is the correct phrase for a person, and 'til' is the correct preposition.
Match situasjonen med riktig setning.
1. Bussen er ikke her. 2. Du sover for lenge. 3. Du er ferdig med en oppgave etter fristen.
Buses are 'forsinket', people 'kommer for sent' when they oversleep, and tasks are 'levert for sent'.
Fullfør dialogen.
A: Hvorfor er du her nå? Møtet startet for ti minutter siden! B: Unnskyld, jeg ___.
The person has already arrived late, so the past tense 'kom' is most natural.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
For sent vs. Forsinket
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosJeg beklager, jeg ___ for sent til møtet i går.
Since the sentence mentions 'i går' (yesterday), we must use the preterite form 'kom'.
Du må ikke...
'Komme for sent' is the correct phrase for a person, and 'til' is the correct preposition.
1. Bussen er ikke her. 2. Du sover for lenge. 3. Du er ferdig med en oppgave etter fristen.
Buses are 'forsinket', people 'kommer for sent' when they oversleep, and tasks are 'levert for sent'.
A: Hvorfor er du her nå? Møtet startet for ti minutter siden! B: Unnskyld, jeg ___.
The person has already arrived late, so the past tense 'kom' is most natural.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasNo, both 'sent' and 'seint' are allowed in Bokmål, but 'sent' is more common in formal writing.
No, you must say 'Jeg er for sen' (adjective) or 'Jeg kommer for sent' (adverbial phrase).
'Forsinket' is usually for transport or external delays; 'for sent' is for personal arrival.
Say: 'Beklager at jeg kommer for sent' or 'Unnskyld at jeg er sen'.
Absolutely not. Being late for a ceremony is considered very disrespectful in Norway.
Yes, but 'levere for sent' (deliver late) is more specific for assignments.
It means 'running late' or being late in a general sense, like starting a task late.
Jeg er ti minutter for sen / Jeg kommer ti minutter for sent.
It is neutral. It can be used in both formal and informal situations.
Å komme tidsnok or å være presis.
Frases relacionadas
Å være forsinket
similarTo be delayed
Å forsove seg
builds onTo oversleep
Å være tidsnok
contrastTo be on time
Å somle
similarTo dawdle or waste time
