Vi hopper over spørsmålet.

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Breakdown of Vi hopper over spørsmålet.

• spørsmålet: the question
• hoppe over: to skip; pass over

Questions & Answers about Vi hopper over spørsmålet.

Why is it hopper over and not just one verb?

Because å hoppe over is a common Norwegian verb phrase meaning to skip or to jump over.

• hoppe = jump
• over = over

Together, hoppe over often works like the English phrasal verb skip over.

So in this sentence:

• Vi hopper over spørsmålet = We skip the question

It can be literal or figurative depending on context. Here it is figurative: nobody is physically jumping.

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What form is hopper?

hopper is the present tense of å hoppe (to jump / to skip).

Examples:

• å hoppe = to jump / to skip
• hopper = jump / jumps / am jumping / are jumping / is jumping, depending on context
• hoppet = jumped / skipped

Norwegian present tense is often formed by adding -r to the infinitive:

• å hoppe → hopper
• å snakke → snakker
• å vente → venter

So Vi hopper over spørsmålet is literally We skip the question or We are skipping the question.

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