Questions & Answers about Uansett hva hun lager, må veggtykkelsen være jevn.
What does uansett hva mean here?
Uansett hva means no matter what or whatever in this kind of sentence.
- uansett = regardless / anyway / in any case
- hva = what
So Uansett hva hun lager literally works like regardless of what she makes.
This is a very common pattern in Norwegian:
- Uansett hva du sier ... = no matter what you say ...
- Uansett hvor han går ... = no matter where he goes ...
Why is it hva hun lager and not hva lager hun?
Because hva hun lager is not a direct question. It is an embedded clause.
Compare:
- Direct question: Hva lager hun? = What is she making?
- Embedded clause: Jeg vet hva hun lager. = I know what she is making.
- Here: Uansett hva hun lager ... = No matter what she makes ...
In embedded clauses, Norwegian normally uses subject-before-verb order:
- hun lager not
- lager hun
Why is må placed before veggtykkelsen?