Hun er i sjokk.

to be

Breakdown of Hun er i sjokk.

• hun: she
• i: in
• sjokket: the shock

Questions & Answers about Hun er i sjokk.

Why is it hun and not henne?

Because hun is the subject form of she.

In Hun er i sjokk, hun is the person doing the being, so Norwegian uses the subject pronoun:

• hun = she
• henne = her

So:

• Hun er i sjokk = She is in shock
• Jeg ser henne = I see her

What does er do here?

Er is the present tense of å være, which means to be.

So it works like English am / is / are, depending on context:

• jeg er = I am
• du er = you are
• hun er = she is
• vi er = we are

Unlike English, Norwegian does not change the present-tense form of the verb for different persons. It stays er.

Why is it i sjokk and not just sjokk?