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Questions & Answers about Hun omgås naboene.
What does omgås mean exactly in this sentence?
Å omgås means to socialize with, associate with, or spend time with someone. It usually suggests some ongoing social contact, not just a single meeting. So this sentence implies that she has some regular or friendly contact with the neighbors.
What is the dictionary form of omgås?
The dictionary form is å omgås. In this sentence, omgås is the present tense form.
A useful thing to know is that many Norwegian verbs ending in -s have the same form in the infinitive and the present tense.
Why doesn’t the verb end in -r in the present tense?
Because omgås belongs to a group often called s-verbs. With these verbs, the present tense is usually not formed with an extra -r.
So you get:
- å omgås = to socialize / associate
- hun omgås = she socializes / associates
That is normal Norwegian grammar for this kind of verb.
Is the -s ending passive here?
No. Here, -s is just part of the verb omgås.
It is true that Norwegian -s can sometimes be used for the passive, but that is not what is happening in this sentence. Hun omgås naboene has an active meaning: she is the one having social contact with the neighbors.