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Norwegian · A1

Verb i presens (verbs in the present)

One form for everyone: jeg snakker, du snakker, hun snakker.

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Good news: a Norwegian verb has one form for every person in the present. Most verbs add -r to the infinitive:

å snakkeSay: oh snakuhاو سناکَMeans: to speak å væreSay: oh vaaruhاو وارَMeans: to be å haSay: oh haاو ہاMeans: to have
jegSay: yaiیائیMeans: I snakkerSay: snakuhrسناکَرMeans: speak, speaks erSay: ehrاےرMeans: am, is, are harSay: harہارMeans: have, has
duSay: dooدُوMeans: you (one person) snakkerSay: snakuhrسناکَرMeans: speak, speaks erSay: ehrاےرMeans: am, is, are harSay: harہارMeans: have, has
han / hun / den / detSay: han, hoon, dehn, dehہان, ہُون, دےن, دےMeans: he / she / it (en and ei words) / it (et words) snakkerSay: snakuhrسناکَرMeans: speak, speaks erSay: ehrاےرMeans: am, is, are harSay: harہارMeans: have, has
viSay: veeویMeans: we snakkerSay: snakuhrسناکَرMeans: speak, speaks erSay: ehrاےرMeans: am, is, are harSay: harہارMeans: have, has
dereSay: dehruhدےرَMeans: you (more than one person) snakkerSay: snakuhrسناکَرMeans: speak, speaks erSay: ehrاےرMeans: am, is, are harSay: harہارMeans: have, has
deSay: deeدیMeans: they snakkerSay: snakuhrسناکَرMeans: speak, speaks erSay: ehrاےرMeans: am, is, are harSay: harہارMeans: have, has

Everyday verbs

å boSay: oh booاو بُوMeans: to live (somewhere)to live (somewhere)Jeg bor i Oslo.Say: yai boor ee osloo.یائی بُور ای اوسلُو.Means: I live in Oslo.
å jobbeSay: oh yobuhاو یوبَMeans: to workto workHun jobber på et sykehus.Say: hoon yobuhr poh eht suekehhoos.ہُون یوبَر پو اےت سیُکےہُوس.Means: She works at a hospital.
å læreSay: oh laaruhاو لارَMeans: to learnto learnVi lærer norsk.Say: vee laaruhr noshk.وی لارَر نوشک.Means: We are learning Norwegian.
å snakkeSay: oh snakuhاو سناکَMeans: to speakto speakSnakker du engelsk?Say: snakuhr doo ehngehlsk?سناکَر دُو اےنگےلسک?Means: Do you speak English?
å forståSay: oh foshtohاو فوشتوMeans: to understandto understandJeg forstår ikke.Say: yai foshtohr ikuh.یائی فوشتور اِکَ.Means: I don't understand.
å spiseSay: oh speesuhاو سپیسَMeans: to eatto eatVi spiser middag klokka fem.Say: vee speesuhr midag kloka fehm.وی سپیسَر مِداگ کلوکا فےم.Means: We eat dinner at five o'clock.

Quick check: Hun ___ norsk hver dag. (lære)Say: hoon, noshk vehr dag. laaruhہُون, نوشک وےر داگ. لارَMeans: She … Norwegian every day. (to learn)

  1. lære
  2. lærer
  3. lærte
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B: lærer

Lesson quiz

Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.

Quick check: Choose the right form: “De ___ i Bergen.” (å bo)

  1. bo
  2. boer
  3. bor
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C: bor — The present tense has one form for every person: de bor.

Quick check: Choose the present tense of “å gjøre”.

  1. gjører
  2. gjør
  3. gjorde
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B: gjør — gjøre is irregular: jeg gjør. gjorde is the past tense.

Quick check: Choose the right form: “Hva ___ du?” (å si)

  1. sier
  2. si
  3. sa
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A: sier — si is irregular in the present: sier. sa is the past tense.

Quick check: What does “å forstå” mean?

  1. to stand up
  2. to understand
  3. to forget
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B: to understand — Jeg forstår ikke means I don't understand.

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