How to Say "Stay" in Norwegian

bli

The English phrase 'stay' can be translated into Norwegian as bli. Wiktionary also lists forbli.

Meaning: to remain in a particular place (verb)

Ways to say it

“stay” in Norwegian
Norwegian
bli
forbli

The verb is used to express staying in a particular place or remaining in a state. It is also related to the noun opphold, which means residence.

While bli is used for staying in a place or remaining in a state, forbli is a more formal or literary way to say 'remain'.

The present tense of bli is blir, the past tense is ble and the past participle is blitt.

English speakers should note that bli is a polysemous verb that can mean both 'to stay/remain' and 'to become' depending on the context.

The Norwegian verb bli is a distant relative of the archaic English word 'belive', which meant 'to believe' or 'to remain'.

Bli her med meg.
Stay here with me.
Tatoeba #2927890 by eirik174, translation #2763793 by CM
Tom vil bli her.
Tom wants to stay here.
Tatoeba #2943278 by eirik174, translation #2011821 by CK
Bli her hjå oss.
Stay here with us.
Tatoeba #12595530 by Barend, translation #23491 by CK
Jeg kommer til å bli i Oslo i fem dager.
I'm going to stay in Oslo for five days.
Vi ønsker at du skal forbli her til saken er avklart.
We want you to stay here until the matter is resolved.
Kan jeg bo hos deg i helgen?
Can I stay at your place over the weekend?
Han holder til i Bergen.
He stays in Bergen.
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