Questions & Answers about Hun gjorde en glimrende jobb.
Why is it Hun and not Ho?
Hun is the standard Bokmål subject pronoun for she.
- Hun = she
- Henne = her as an object
You may also see ho in Nynorsk and in some dialects, but in standard Bokmål, hun is the expected form here.
Why is gjorde used here?
Gjorde is the past tense of gjøre, which usually means do.
- å gjøre = to do
- gjør = does / is doing
- gjorde = did
In this sentence, gjorde en glimrende jobb works much like English did an excellent job. It is a very natural expression in Norwegian.
Is gjøre en jobb a fixed expression?
Yes, it is a very common and natural expression.
Norwegian often uses:
- gjøre en god jobb = do a good job
- gjøre en dårlig jobb = do a bad job
- gjøre en glimrende jobb = do an excellent job
So this sentence is idiomatic, not a strange word-for-word construction.
Why is there an en before glimrende jobb?