tolv

tolv

Twelve.

In this sentence, 'tolv' is used to refer to the exact time (12:00) on a clock.

Jeg våknet klokken tolv i dag.

I woke up at twelve o'clock today.

Here, 'tolv' is used as a numeral for counting the quantity of oranges.

Han kjøpte tolv appelsiner på butikken.

He bought twelve oranges at the store.

In this sentence, 'tolv' refers to the duration of twelve minutes.

Vi ankom museumet tolv minutter for sent.

We arrived at the museum twelve minutes late.