Word
Statsministeren snakker i dag.
Meaning
The prime minister speaks today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Statsministeren snakker i dag.
Why is it statsministeren and not statsminister?
Because -en is the definite article attached to the noun.
- statsminister = prime minister
- statsministeren = the prime minister
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.
So:
- en statsminister = a prime minister
- statsministeren = the prime minister
What does snakker mean, and why doesn’t it change for I or he?
Snakker is the present tense of å snakke = to speak / to talk.
One very important difference from English is that Norwegian verbs usually do not change depending on the subject.
So you get:
- jeg snakker = I speak / I am speaking
- du snakker = you speak / you are speaking
- han snakker = he speaks / he is speaking
- de snakker = they speak / they are speaking
Unlike English, there is no speaks vs speak difference in the present tense.
Does snakker mean speaks or is speaking?