Breakdown of Han kommer fra Norge og taler norsk.
han
he
og
and
tale
to speak
komme
to come
fra
from
norsk
Norwegian (language)
Norge
Norway
Questions & Answers about Han kommer fra Norge og taler norsk.
Why is norsk written with a lowercase letter when it means 'Norwegian'?
In Danish, languages and nationalities like norsk (Norwegian) or dansk (Danish) are not capitalized. Only the names of countries, like Norge (Norway), get a capital letter.
Both verbs in this sentence (kommer and taler) end in '-r'. Why is that?
In Danish, almost all verbs in the present tense end in -r, no matter who is doing the action. Whether it is 'I', 'you', or 'he' (like han), the verb stays exactly the same.
Could I use snakker instead of taler here?
Yes, you can! Both at tale and at snakke mean 'to speak' or 'to talk'. While taler is traditionally used for speaking a language, saying han snakker norsk is very common in everyday Danish.
Why isn't there a second han before taler?
Just like in English, if the person doing the action is the same for both verbs connected by og (and), you do not need to repeat the subject pronoun. You can simply say 'He comes... and speaks...' without repeating 'he'.
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