There is / There are: setninger, øvelser, tester og eksempler

There is / There are bruker

There is / There are brukes for å si at noe finnes, er til stede eller befinner seg et sted. Denne strukturen bidrar til å introdusere en person, ting eller gjenstand i samtalen.

There is a book on the table.
Det ligger en bok på bordet.
There are two students in the classroom.
Det er to elever i klasserommet.

There is / There are Form

Formen avhenger av om vi snakker om én ting / et utellelig substantiv eller mer enn én ting.

There is + singular noun / uncountable noun
There are + plural noun

There is a problem with the printer.
Det er et problem med skriveren.
There is some milk in the fridge.
Det er litt melk i kjøleskapet.
There are three chairs in the room.
Det er tre stoler i rommet.

There is / There are Regel

  • There is brukes med et substantiv i entall, og there are brukes med et substantiv i flertall.
    ✅ There is a lamp near the bed.
    ✅ There are two lamps near the bed.
  • Med utellelige substantiv bruker vi vanligvis there is.
    There is enough time.
    Det er nok tid.
    There is some information in the email.
    Det er noe informasjon i e-posten.
  • Etter strukturen legger vi ofte til et sted eller en annen detalj: på bordet, i rommet, på skolen.
    There is a cat under the chair.
    Det er en katt under stolen.
    There are many people at the bus stop.
    Det er mange mennesker på bussholdeplassen.
  • I bekreftende setninger bruker vi ofte some, og i spørsmål og nektende setninger bruker vi ofte any.
    ✅ There are some cookies in the box.
    ✅ Are there any cookies in the box?
    ✅ There aren’t any cookies in the box.
  • I muntlig engelsk blir there is ofte forkortet til there’s. For there are foretrekkes vanligvis hele formen.
    ✅ There’s a message for you.
    ✅ There are several mistakes in this text.
  • Hvis en liste kommer etter strukturen, samsvarer verbet ofte med det første substantivet i listen.
    ✅ There is a sofa and two chairs in the living room.
    ✅ There are two chairs and a sofa in the living room.

There is / There are Negasjon

Nektelse dannes med not: there is not / there isn’t og there are not / there aren’t.

There is not + singular noun / uncountable noun
There are not + plural noun

There isn’t any sugar in the cupboard.
Det er ikke noe sukker i skapet.
There aren’t any free tables.
Det er ingen ledige bord.
There isn’t much traffic today.
Det er ikke mye trafikk i dag.

There is / There are Spørsmål

I spørsmål kommer is eller are før there.

Is there + singular noun / uncountable noun?
Are there + plural noun?
Wh-word + is / are + there ...?

Is there a pharmacy near here?
Er det et apotek i nærheten her?
Are there any clean cups?
Finnes det noen rene kopper?
Why is there so much noise?
Hvorfor er det så mye støy?
How many students are there in your group?
Hvor mange studenter er det i gruppen din?

There is / There are Typiske feil

❌ There is two windows in the room.
✅ There are two windows in the room.
❌ There are some milk in the fridge.
✅ There is some milk in the fridge.
❌ Is there any books on the shelf?
✅ Are there any books on the shelf?
❌ In my bag has a notebook.
✅ There is a notebook in my bag.
❌ There are a lot of water on the floor.
✅ There is a lot of water on the floor.

There is / There are Setninger

There is a bus stop near my house.
Det er en bussholdeplass i nærheten av huset mitt.
There are four computers in the office.
Det er fire datamaskiner på kontoret.
There is some coffee in the kitchen.
Det er litt kaffe på kjøkkenet.
There isn’t enough space in my bag.
Det er ikke nok plass i vesken min.
There aren’t any eggs in the fridge.
Det er ingen egg i kjøleskapet.
Is there a bank near the station?
Er det en bank i nærheten av stasjonen?
Are there any mistakes in this sentence?
Er det noen feil i denne setningen?
There is a good restaurant on this street.
Det ligger en god restaurant i denne gaten.
There are many flowers in the garden.
Det er mange blomster i hagen.
There is too much noise in here.
Det er for mye støy her inne.

There is / There are Eksempler

There is a message on your phone.
Det er en melding på telefonen din.
There are some children in the park.
Det er noen barn i parken.
There is a meeting at 10 o’clock.
Det er et møte klokken 10.
There isn’t any bread left.
Det er ikke noe brød igjen.
There aren’t many shops in this village.
Det er ikke mange butikker i denne landsbyen.
Is there anything interesting to watch?
Er det noe interessant å se på?
Are there any messages for me?
Er det noen meldinger til meg?
There is a strange smell in the room.
Det er en merkelig lukt i rommet.
There are two new students in our class.
Det er to nye elever i klassen vår.
How many pages are there in this book?
Hvor mange sider er det i denne boken?

Engelske grammatikkøvelser tilgjengelig i appen

Tenses

Future Simple Present Simple Present Perfect Present Continuous Past Simple Past Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Continuous Future Perfect Future Perfect Continuous Be going to

Conditionals

Second Conditional First Conditional Third Conditional Zero Conditional

Sentences

Relative Clauses Conjunctions Reported Speech There is / There are There was / There were

Verbs

Used to To be used to To get used to