Bedeutung
To include a file with an email.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Norwegians are very direct in emails. It is common to see 'Se vedlegg' (See attachment) as the only text in an email if the attachment is the main point. Naming your attachment correctly is a sign of respect for the recipient's time. Use descriptive names like 'Budsjett_2024_v1.xlsx'. Norway is one of the most digitized countries. Most official forms are submitted through 'Altinn', where 'legge ved' is a button you will click often. In Norwegian universities, failing to 'legge ved' a mandatory front page (forside) can lead to an assignment being rejected.
The 'Double Check'
Always check for the 'paperclip' icon before hitting send. In Norwegian, if you say 'Jeg legger ved...' in the text, many email clients (like Outlook or Gmail) will warn you if you forget the actual file.
File Size
If you 'legger ved' a file larger than 20MB, it might not arrive. Use a link to a cloud service instead for very large files.
Bedeutung
To include a file with an email.
The 'Double Check'
Always check for the 'paperclip' icon before hitting send. In Norwegian, if you say 'Jeg legger ved...' in the text, many email clients (like Outlook or Gmail) will warn you if you forget the actual file.
File Size
If you 'legger ved' a file larger than 20MB, it might not arrive. Use a link to a cloud service instead for very large files.
Directness
Don't feel the need to be overly polite. 'Se vedlagt fil' is perfectly acceptable in a professional Norwegian context.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing word to complete the sentence.
Jeg har _____ ved en fil i e-posten.
We need the past participle 'lagt' to form the present perfect 'har lagt'.
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
Choose the correct way to ask someone to attach a document.
'Legge ved' is the correct phrasal verb for attachments.
Complete the dialogue.
A: Jeg ser ingen fil her. B: Oi, jeg glemte visst å ____.
The speaker is explaining that they forgot to attach the file.
Match the Norwegian phrase with its English meaning.
Match the following:
These are all key terms related to the phrase.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
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Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenJeg har _____ ved en fil i e-posten.
We need the past participle 'lagt' to form the present perfect 'har lagt'.
Choose the correct way to ask someone to attach a document.
'Legge ved' is the correct phrasal verb for attachments.
A: Jeg ser ingen fil her. B: Oi, jeg glemte visst å ____.
The speaker is explaining that they forgot to attach the file.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are all key terms related to the phrase.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt is neuter: 'et vedlegg'. This is important for adjective agreement, e.g., 'et lite vedlegg'.
Yes, but it is much more formal. 'Jeg har vedlagt filen' is fine for legal or very formal business letters, but 'Jeg har lagt ved filen' is more common.
Use the plural: 'Jeg legger ved vedleggene' or 'Jeg legger ved tre vedlegg'.
Use 'legge ved' for files/attachments. Use 'legge til' for adding text to a document or adding a person to a group.
Use 'vedlagt'. For example: 'Vennligst se vedlagte dokument' (Please see the attached document).
Yes, if you are referring to 'an attachment' in general. If you are referring to a specific file, say 'Jeg legger ved filen'.
'Bilag' is a specific type of attachment used for accounting, like a receipt or an invoice.
Yes, but mostly when talking about digital actions, e.g., 'Husk å legge ved bildet når du sender e-posten'.
Yes, it is perfectly correct for physical letters too.
There isn't a direct opposite verb, but you might say 'å fjerne et vedlegg' (to remove an attachment).
Verwandte Redewendungen
å legge til
similarto add
å sende med
synonymto send along
et bilag
specialized forma voucher/receipt
å ettersende
contrastto send later
