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Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Vi dropper møtet. - We skip the meeting.

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Vi dropper møtet.

Word

Vi dropper møtet.

Meaning

We skip the meeting.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Norwegian

Lesson

Choosing and installing a heat pump

Breakdown of Vi dropper møtet.

to skip an activity

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Questions & Answers about Vi dropper møtet.

What does dropper mean here?

Dropper is the present tense of å droppe, which often means to drop, to skip, or sometimes to cancel, depending on context.

In Vi dropper møtet, the most natural English idea is usually:

We’re skipping the meeting
We’re calling off the meeting
We’re dropping the meeting

If the meaning is that the meeting will not happen at all, cancel is often the best English translation. If the idea is more that we won’t attend it / we won’t do it, then skip may fit better.

Why is it møtet and not møte?

Because møtet means the meeting, while møte means a meeting or just meeting as a dictionary form.

Norwegian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun:

et møte = a meeting
møtet = the meeting

So:

Vi dropper møte would sound incomplete or unnatural in standard Norwegian
Vi dropper møtet = We skip/cancel the meeting

What tense is dropper?

Dropper is present tense.

The verb pattern is:

å droppe = to drop / skip
dropper = drop / is dropping / are dropping

In Norwegian, the present tense is often used where English might prefer:

We are skipping the meeting
We’re canceling the meeting
sometimes even We will skip the meeting, depending on context

So even though it is formally present tense, the exact English translation depends on the situation.

Is this sentence formal or informal?

It is fairly informal to neutral.

The verb å droppe is common in everyday speech, but it is less formal than some alternatives. In more formal or precise language, people might say:

Vi avlyser møtet. = We are canceling the meeting.
Vi utsetter møtet. = We are postponing the meeting.
Vi hopper over møtet. = We are skipping the meeting.

So Vi dropper møtet sounds natural in conversation, messages, and casual workplace speech, but it may be a little less formal than avlyser.

Is å droppe a native Norwegian word?

It is a very common word in modern Norwegian, but it comes from English drop.

That said, it is fully integrated into everyday Norwegian and behaves like a normal Norwegian verb:

å droppe
dropper
droppet
har droppet

So learners should treat it as a normal, useful Norwegian verb.

How is the sentence structured grammatically?

It follows a very basic subject–verb–object pattern:

Vi = subject = we
dropper = verb = skip/cancel/drop
møtet = object = the meeting

So the sentence structure is very straightforward:

Vi + dropper + møtet

This is one reason it is a very beginner-friendly sentence.

Does vi always mean we?

Yes, vi means we.

It includes the speaker and at least one other person, just like English we.

Examples:

Vi kommer snart. = We’re coming soon.
Vi dropper møtet. = We’re skipping/canceling the meeting.

Could this mean we are not attending the meeting, rather than the meeting is canceled?

Yes, potentially. That depends on context.

Vi dropper møtet can mean:

We are not going to have the meeting
We are not going to attend the meeting
We are not going to deal with the meeting / we’re leaving it out

In real life, context tells you which meaning is intended. If someone wants to be very clear that the meeting itself is canceled, Vi avlyser møtet is more precise.

How do you pronounce møtet?

A rough guide is MUR-teh or MER-teh, but neither is perfect because English does not have the Norwegian vowel ø.

A few pronunciation notes:

mø has the rounded vowel ø
tet is usually lighter and less stressed
the main stress is on the first syllable: MØ-tet

If you know some other Scandinavian pronunciation, ø is the same letter used in Danish and Norwegian.

How do you pronounce dropper?

A rough pronunciation guide is DROP-er, with the stress on the first syllable.

A few details:

dr is pronounced together at the start
o is a short vowel here
pp shows that the vowel before it is short
-er is the present tense ending

So: DROP-per, with a short, clear first syllable.

Could I also say Vi avlyser møtet instead?

Yes, and in many situations that is actually more precise.

Compare:

Vi dropper møtet = We’re dropping/skipping/canceling the meeting
Vi avlyser møtet = We’re canceling the meeting

Use avlyser when you clearly mean the meeting will not take place.
Use dropper when you want a more casual expression, or when the idea is simply that you are not going ahead with it.

Why doesn’t Norwegian use a separate word for the here?

Because Norwegian often marks definiteness by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

With neuter nouns like møte, the definite singular ending is usually -et:

et møte = a meeting
møtet = the meeting

So English uses the meeting, but Norwegian expresses the same idea in one word: møtet.

Can this sentence be used about the future?

Yes. Very often.

Norwegian frequently uses the present tense for planned future actions, especially when the context is clear.

So Vi dropper møtet can naturally mean:

We’re skipping the meeting
We’ll skip the meeting
We’re canceling the meeting

This is very common in Norwegian and should not feel strange once you get used to it.

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