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We dive into the real logic behind Norwegian "at" and "som", stripping away jargon and showing exactly how these connectors connect the dots. With everyday examples, quick tests you can run in your head, and a few memorable sentences about pizza, we get rid of the guesswork.

We start by grounding at in the places you actually meet it: after verbs like think, say, hope, and see. You’ll hear how an at-clause behaves as one piece inside a larger sentence, often acting as the object, and how Norwegian prefers det up front when an at-clause functions as the subject. We share a simple replacement test—swap the clause with “something”—to confirm you’re dealing with content, plus when you should keep at in fixed pairs like for at.

Then we pivot to som, the workhorse of relative clauses. Instead of memorizing who versus which, you’ll learn that som attaches cleanly to people and things alike, adding precise description right after the noun or pronoun. We break down when you can drop "som", when you must keep it (hint: verb right after), and how commas signal whether a detail is essential or just an extra.

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