hvor mye
/ʋʊɾ ²myːə/word by word
hvor mye is the Norwegian way to say how much.
hvor mye is used to ask about the amount or price of something. It is specifically used with uncountable nouns, such as vann (water) or penger (money).
Meaning: what is the cost/price? (det)
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of hvor (where) and mye (much).
How does it change in a sentence?
Use hvor mye for uncountable nouns. When you are asking about countable nouns, such as kroner (kroner) or epler (apples), you should use hvor mange (how many) instead.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʋʊɾ ²myːə/
Did you know?
- In Old Norse the ancestor of mye was actually the neuter form of the word for 'big'.
- In many Norwegian dialects you may hear hvor mye spoken as kor mye because the initial 'h' is often dropped in speech.
- While mye is used for quantity the word meget still survives in Norwegian as an adverb to mean 'very'.
Examples in context
- Hvor mye koster det?How much does that cost?This sentence shows how to ask for the cost of something using hvor mye.Tatoeba #2948546 by eirik174, translation #403115 by Ramses
- Hvor mye kostet det?How much did it cost?This sentence shows how to ask about a past cost using hvor mye.Tatoeba #10943613 by Mayk, translation #2912566 by CK
- Hvor mye penger har du?How much money have you got?This sentence shows how to ask about an amount of money using hvor mye.Tatoeba #2931825 by eirik174, translation #2915906 by CK
- Hva koster det å spise her?What does it cost to eat here?
- Hvor mye koster disse jordbærene?How much do these strawberries cost?
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Example conversation
Kristoffer and Sofie are at a local market.
- KristofferHvor mye koster disse eplene?How much do these apples cost?
- SofieDe koster tretti kroner.They cost thirty kroner.
- KristofferDet er en god pris.That is a good price.
- SofieJa, de er veldig gode.Yes, they are very good.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (hvor, mye) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries hvor, mye, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
