vidaregåande

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From vidare +‎ gåande. Literally, “further going”. Compare to Norwegian Bokmål videregående and Swedish vidaregående

Adjective

vidaregåande (singular and plural vidaregåande, comparative meir vidaregåande, superlative mest vidaregåande)

(education) pertaining to the secondary or high school level
Kjærasten min er lærar i vidaregåande opplæring
My boyfriend/girlfriend is a teacher in secondary education

Den nye vidaregåande skulen opnar i dag
The new high school opens today
further going

Noun

vidaregåande m

(education) Ellipsis of vidaregåande skule (“high school”).
Synonyms: gymnas, VGS, vgs

Kva for linje valde du når du gjekk på vidaregåande?
Which specialization course did you chose when you went to the high school?

References

“vidaregåande” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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