Meaning of om | Babel Free

Definitions

1. around
2. in (after a period of time)
3. in (when speaking of time) (after a period of time)
4. about
5. in (with words for seasons or times of the day)
6. during, in (with words for seasons or times of the day)
7. via

Examples

“Bind et rep om halsen hans!”

Tie a rope around his neck!

“Jeg kommer om ti minutter.”

I shall be there in ten minutes

“Vi snakket nettopp om deg.”

We were just talking about you

“om våren”

during the spring, in the springtime

“om kvelden”

in the evening

“Bind eit reip om halsen på han!”

Tie a rope around his neck!

“Eg kjem om ti minutt.”

I shall be there in ten minutes

“Me snakka nettopp om deg.”

We were just talking about you

“Me køyrde til Bergen om Hardanger We drove to Bergen via Hardanger”