Refleksive verb (verbs with seg)
glede seg, føle seg, skynde seg, gifte seg — and the pronoun that changes.
12 minutes · A free lesson from A2: Hverdagen (everyday life) · Roman and Urdu pronunciation guides and English meanings are shown under each phrase
Some verbs always have a pronoun that points back to the subject. In the dictionary they are written with seg: å glede seg (to look forward). The pronoun changes with the person:
| seg | Say sai | سائی | Means: himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| å glede seg | Say oh glehduh sai | او گلےدَ سائی | Means: to look forward (to something) |
| glede seg tilSay: glehduh sai teelگلےدَ سائی تیلMeans: to look forward to | |
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| jegSay: yaiیائیMeans: I | gleder megSay: glehduhr maiگلےدَر مائیMeans: (I) look forward |
| duSay: dooدُوMeans: you (one person) | gleder degSay: glehduhr daiگلےدَر دائیMeans: (you) look forward |
| han / hunSay: han, hoonہان, ہُونMeans: he / she | gleder segSay: glehduhr saiگلےدَر سائیMeans: (he, she, they) look forward |
| viSay: veeویMeans: we | gleder ossSay: glehduhr osگلےدَر اوسMeans: (we) look forward |
| dereSay: dehruhدےرَMeans: you (more than one person) | gleder dereSay: glehduhr dehruhگلےدَر دےرَMeans: (you, more than one) look forward |
| deSay: deeدیMeans: they | gleder segSay: glehduhr saiگلےدَر سائیMeans: (he, she, they) look forward |
Reflexive verbs you need
Bryllup i helgen
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- Kari: Gleder du deg til helgen?Say: glehduhr doo dai teel hehlguhn?گلےدَر دُو دائی تیل ہےلگَن?Means: Are you looking forward to the weekend?
- Zara: Ja! Kusinen min skal gifte seg, og vi skal i bryllupet.Say: ya! kooseenuhn meen skal yiftuh sai, oh vee skal ee bruelloopuht.یا! کُوسینَن مین سکال یِفتَ سائی, او وی سکال ای بریُللُوپَت.Means: Yes! My cousin is getting married, and we are going to the wedding.
- Kari: Så hyggelig! Føler du deg bedre nå? Du var jo syk i går.Say: soh huegehli! foeluhr doo dai buhdreh noh? doo var yoo suek ee gohr.سو ہیُگےلِ! فوےلَر دُو دائی بَدرے نو? دُو وار یُو سیُک ای گور.Means: How nice! Do you feel better now? You were ill yesterday, after all.
- Zara: Ja, mye bedre, takk. Å nei, klokka er mye. Jeg må skynde meg!Say: ya, mueuh buhdreh, tak. oh nai, kloka ehr mueuh. yai moh shuennuh mai!یا, میُاَ بَدرے, تاک. او نائی, کلوکا اےر میُاَ. یائی مو شیُننَ مائی!Means: Yes, much better, thanks. Oh no, it's late. I have to hurry!
Say it out loud (40 seconds): Hva gleder du deg til? Si to eller tre ting, og hvorfor.Say: va glehduhr doo dai teel? see too ehlluhr treh ting, oh vorfohr.وا گلےدَر دُو دائی تیل? سی تُو اےللَر ترے تِنگ, او وورفور.Means: What are you looking forward to? Say two or three things, and why.
A model answer
Jeg gleder meg til sommeren, fordi vi skal besøke familien i Pakistan. Jeg gleder meg også til å bli ferdig med norskkurset. Og i helgen gleder jeg meg til å slappe av.Say: yai glehduhr mai teel sommehruhn, fordee vee skal buhsoekuh fameeleeuhn ee pakistan. yai glehduhr mai ossoh teel oh blee fardi meh noshkushuht oh ee hehlguhn glehduhr yai mai teel oh shlapuh av.یائی گلےدَر مائی تیل سوممےرَن, فوردی وی سکال بَسوےکَ فامیلیَن ای پاکِستان. یائی گلےدَر مائی اوسسو تیل او بلی فاردِ مے نوشکُشَت او ای ہےلگَن گلےدَر یائی مائی تیل او شلاپَ او.Means: I'm looking forward to the summer, because we are going to visit the family in Pakistan. I'm also looking forward to finishing the Norwegian course. And this weekend I'm looking forward to relaxing.
Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: Choose the right word: “Vi gleder ___ til sommeren.”
- seg
- oss
- meg
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B: oss — vi … oss.
Quick check: Choose the right word: “Skynd ___, bussen kommer!”
- deg
- seg
- meg
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A: deg — Talking to one person: skynd deg!
Quick check: What does “å gifte seg” mean?
- to give a present
- to feel ill
- to get married
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C: to get married — De skal gifte seg i juni: they are getting married in June.
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