Meaning of som | Babel Free

Definitions

1. as, like (introduces comparisons, both noun phrases and dependent clauses)
2. as (introduces a noun phrase that is an adjunct, or non-obligatory argument)
3. such as (introduces an example)
4. as (introduces a temporal adverbial clause)
5. as, because (introduces a causal adverbial clause)
6. how (introduces an exclamative independent clause)

Examples

“fuld som en allike”

drunk as a jackdaw

“Han var som kunstner højst original, men solgte aldrig et billede.”

He was most original as an artist, but he never sold a single painting.

“pattedyr som hunde og katte”

mammals such as dogs and cats

“...han tager pigens hånd, netop som hun vender sig for at gå tilbage til bordet.”

...he takes the hand of the girl just as she turns around in order to go back to the table.

“Min Kone holder da af Dig, og jeg sympathiserer med hendes Følelse i denne henseende, saa meget mere som jeg troer, at grunden til hendes Velvillie for Dig for en Deel ligger deri, at hun seer Dine Svagheder.”

My wife likes you, and I sympathize with her feeling in this respect, the more so as I think that the reason for her good will towards you is partly based on the fact that she sees your weaknesses.

“Som vi da grinede!”

How we laughed!

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