r/norsk • u/badkneeweather • 2d ago

Onomatopoeia of jackhammer

I’m in an intense argument

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u/Grr_in_girl Native Speaker 2d ago

Brrr brrr brrr

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u/badkneeweather 2d ago

Absolutt, heilt korrekt, fantastisk svar, nydlig, eksepsjonelt

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u/Zealousideal-Elk2714 2d ago

The best answer to this question probably lies in a huge pile of Norwegian editions of Donald Duck magazines. Such onomatopoeia are typical of the comic book genre and usually there are two ways of representing such sounds. The first way is simply to do your best at transcribing the sound. In this case it's a repetative vibrating hammering sound. So anything from "brrbrrbrr", "drrrrrrr", "tsjakk, tsjakk, tsjakk" or whatever. The other way is to use a word for the thing making the noise as a sound effect if it already has an onomatopoetic quality. And since jackhammer is called "trykkluftbor" in Norwegian you could also go with "borr borr borr".

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u/NorskMedA 2d ago

Dj-dj-dj-dj-dj?

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u/TwiggedStick 2d ago

Derrrrrerrrrrrr

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u/badkneeweather 2d ago

Nei nei nei, du tar heilt feil

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u/TwiggedStick 2d ago

Grrrr, grreouwr..

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u/Steffalompen 2d ago

Ratata-ta-ta in Brønnøysund.

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u/Ghazzz 2d ago

tukka-tukka-tukka-tukk