Vi må prise bruktvarene.

We must price the second-hand goods.

Breakdown of Vi må prise bruktvarene.

• vi: we
• må: must
• bruktvaren: the second-hand item
• prise: to price; set a price on

Questions & Answers about Vi må prise bruktvarene.

Why is it må prise and not må å prise?

Because må is a modal verb. In Norwegian, modal verbs such as må, kan, skal, vil, and bør are normally followed by the bare infinitive of the main verb, without å.

So you get:

• Vi må prise bruktvarene.
• Jeg kan hjelpe.
• Hun vil dra.

Not:

• Vi må å prise ... ❌

This is similar to English, where we say must price and not must to price.

Why is the verb prise and not priser?

Again, this is because må is a modal verb. After a modal verb, the next verb stays in the infinitive form.

Compare:

• Vi priser bruktvarene. = present tense, we price / are pricing the used goods
• Vi må prise bruktvarene. = must
  • infinitive, we must price the used goods

So:

• priser = present tense
• prise = infinitive

What does bruktvarene consist of?