forbi

See also: forbì and förbi

Danish

Etymology

Cognates include German vorbei

Adverb

forbi

  1. Finished.
    Mødet er forbi. - The meeting is over.

Preposition

forbi

  1. Near or next to. Will stop at or be near something
    Bussen kører forbi Tivoli. - The bus drives by Tivoli Gardens
  2. Visit
    Jeg kommer forbi dig senere - I will visit you later

Norwegian Bokmål

Adverb

forbi

  1. past
    Et tog gikk forbi. ― A train went past.

Preposition

forbi

  1. past
    Et tog gikk forbi vinduet. ― A train went past the window.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adverb

forbi

  1. past

Preposition

forbi

  1. past

References
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