Breakdown of Vi sjekker blenderen, kameraobjektivet, fokuspunktet, minnekortet, kameraremmen og batterinivået før fototuren.
vi
we
og
and
før
before
sjekke
to check
Questions & Answers about Vi sjekker blenderen, kameraobjektivet, fokuspunktet, minnekortet, kameraremmen og batterinivået før fototuren.
Why is it Vi sjekker and not Vi sjekk?
Because sjekker is the present-tense form of the verb å sjekke = to check.
- å sjekke = infinitive, to check
- sjekker = present tense, check / are checking
- sjekket = past tense, checked
So Vi sjekker ... means We check ... or We are checking ..., depending on context.
Norwegian usually uses the simple present where English might use either simple present or present continuous.
Why do all those nouns end in -en or -et?
Those endings show the definite form of the noun, like English the.
In Norwegian, instead of putting a separate word before the noun, you often attach the definite article to the end:
- blender = blender
blenderen = the blender
- minnekort = memory card
- minnekortet = the memory card
So in this sentence, the speaker is talking about specific items they are checking: the blender, the lens, the focus point, the memory card, the camera strap, and the battery level.
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