Vi kontrollerer overflaten.

we

Breakdown of Vi kontrollerer overflaten.

• kontrollere: to check
• overflaten: the surface

Questions & Answers about Vi kontrollerer overflaten.

What does vi mean?

Vi means we.

It is the subject pronoun in the sentence, the one doing the action:

• Vi kontrollerer overflaten. = We inspect/check the surface.

Why is the verb kontrollerer written like that?

Kontrollerer is the present tense of å kontrollere.

So:

• å kontrollere = to inspect / to check / to control, depending on context
• kontrollerer = inspect / checks / are inspecting

In Norwegian, the present tense is the same for all persons:

• jeg kontrollerer = I inspect / I am inspecting
• du kontrollerer = you inspect
• vi kontrollerer = we inspect
• de kontrollerer = they inspect

Unlike English, Norwegian does not change the verb to match the subject in the present tense.

Does kontrollerer mean the same as English control?

Not always.

Although kontrollere looks like English control, in many contexts it means:

• check
• inspect
• examine
• verify

So in Vi kontrollerer overflaten, the most natural meaning is often:

• We are checking the surface
• We inspect the surface

If you translated it as We control the surface, that would usually sound less natural unless the context is about managing or regulating something.