Hvor er bogen?	Where is the book?
			Bogen er på bordet	The book is on the table
			Hvor er tasken?	Where is the bag?
			Tasken er på gulvet	The bag is on the floor
Physical position
			Bogen ligger på bordet	The book is on the table	[lit: the book is lying on the table]
[lit: the book is lying on the table]
			Tasken står på gulvet	The bag is on the floor	[lit: the bag is standing on the floor]
[lit: the bag is standing on the floor]
or
			Tasken ligger på gulvet	The bag is on the floor	[lit: the bag is lying on the floor]
[lit: the bag is lying on the floor]

When telling someone where something is, you will often describe the physical position of the object.

In the extra examples above, you have a bag that can either stand (står) og lie (ligger) on the floor. Why? Because it depends on what kind of bag it is.

If it is a briefcase kind of bag standing up you will say Tasken står på gulvet whereas if we are describing a bag that actually is lying down we will say just that: Tasken ligger på gulvet.