er klokka mange

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • e klokka mang? (non-standard spelling, Trøndelag)

Etymology

Compare Norwegian Bokmål hvor mange er klokken and Russenorsk mangeli Klokka.

Phrase

er klokka mange?

  1. what time is it?

Usage notes

In informal dialectal speech, the phrase may sometimes be shortened into "e ho mang(e)?" (literally, how many are she?), or extended into "e ho mang(e) ho klokka no?" (literally, are she many she the watch now?).

Synonyms

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