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Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Hun følger bevegelsen. - She follows the movement.

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Hun følger bevegelsen.

Hun følger bevegelsen.

She follows the movement.

Breakdown of Hun følger bevegelsen.

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Questions & Answers about Hun følger bevegelsen.

Why is it følger and not følge?

Because følger is the present tense form of the verb å følge.

å følge = to follow
følger = follow / follows / is following, depending on context

Norwegian verbs do not change for the subject the way English verbs do. So:

jeg følger = I follow
du følger = you follow
hun følger = she follows
vi følger = we follow

The form stays følger for all persons.

Does this sentence mean present tense only, or can it also mean is following?

It can mean both, depending on context.

Hun følger bevegelsen can translate as:

She follows the movement
She is following the movement

Norwegian often uses the simple present where English might use either simple present or present continuous. The wider context tells you which sounds most natural in English.

Why does bevegelsen end in -en?

The ending -en makes the noun definite singular.

en bevegelse = a movement
bevegelsen = the movement

In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

So:

bevegelse = movement
bevegelsen = the movement

What gender is bevegelse, and why is it en bevegelse?

Bevegelse is a common gender noun, so it takes en in the indefinite singular:

en bevegelse = a movement

Then the definite singular becomes:

bevegelsen = the movement

This is a very common pattern for common-gender nouns:

en bil → bilen
en jente → jenta / jenten in some varieties
en bevegelse → bevegelsen

Is the word order here the same as in English?

Yes. This sentence uses the normal basic word order:

Hun = subject
følger = verb
bevegelsen = object

So it is:

Subject + Verb + Object

That is very similar to English:

She follows the movement.

Could I also say Bevegelsen følger hun?

Not as a normal neutral sentence.

In standard Norwegian main clauses, the verb usually stays in the second position. If you move the object to the front, the verb must still come second:

normal: Hun følger bevegelsen
fronted object: Bevegelsen følger hun

That version is grammatically possible in a marked or poetic context, but it sounds unusual and strongly emphasizes bevegelsen. In ordinary speech, Hun følger bevegelsen is the natural choice.

How do you pronounce følger?

A rough guide is:

følger ≈ FURL-ger, but with a Norwegian ø sound that does not exist exactly in English

A few pronunciation points:

føl- has the vowel ø, which is said with rounded lips
the g is pronounced here
the r in Norwegian varies by dialect, so you may hear different versions

If you already know French or German, the ø is somewhat like the vowel in French deux or German schön, though not always exactly the same.

How do you pronounce bevegelsen?

A rough approximation is:

beh-VEH-gel-sen

Things to notice:

the stress is usually on ve
the final -en is the definite ending
the g is pronounced

You do not need a perfect accent right away, but it helps to recognize that the word is built from:

bevegelse = movement
-n / -en = the

Can bevegelse mean both physical movement and a social or political movement?

Yes, it can.

Depending on context, bevegelse can refer to:

physical movement / motion
a movement in a social, political, religious, or artistic sense

So Hun følger bevegelsen could mean different things in different situations, for example:

She is watching or tracking a motion
She supports or keeps up with a movement
She follows what a movement is doing

The surrounding context tells you which meaning is intended.

Why is there no word for the before bevegelsen?

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite marker on the noun itself.

English uses a separate word:

the movement

Norwegian usually uses a suffix:

bevegelsen

So the idea of the is already included in bevegelsen.

Is Hun capitalized because it means she?

No. It is capitalized only because it is the first word of the sentence.

Normally:

hun = she

At the beginning of a sentence:

Hun følger bevegelsen.

Norwegian does not capitalize pronouns in the middle of a sentence.

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