Han insisterer på svaret.

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Breakdown of Han insisterer på svaret.

• på: on
• svaret: the answer
• insistere: to insist

Questions & Answers about Han insisterer på svaret.

Why is it insisterer and not insistere?

Insisterer is the present tense form of the verb å insistere (to insist).

• å insistere = infinitive, to insist
• insisterer = present tense, insists / is insisting

So:

• Han insisterer = He insists

In Norwegian, the present tense often ends in -r.

Why is there a på after insisterer?

Because å insistere på is the normal Norwegian pattern for to insist on.

So the verb commonly goes with this preposition:

• insistere på noe = insist on something
• insistere på å gjøre noe = insist on doing something

Even if English sometimes phrases things a little differently, in Norwegian på is the usual choice here.

Why is it svaret instead of svar?

Svaret is the definite form of svar.

• et svar = an answer
• svaret = the answer

Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word before it.

So:

• svar = answer
• svaret = the answer