Hun tørker tåren.

she

Breakdown of Hun tørker tåren.

• tørke: to wipe
• tåren: the tear

Questions & Answers about Hun tørker tåren.

Why is hun used here?

Hun is the Norwegian subject pronoun meaning she.

In this sentence, hun is the one doing the action, so it is the subject.

A useful comparison:

• hun = she
• henne = her

So:

• Hun tørker tåren. = She dries/wipes the tear.
• If she were the object, you would use henne, not hun.

What form of the verb is tørker?

Tørker is the present tense of the verb å tørke.

So:

• å tørke = to dry / to wipe
• tørker = dries / is drying / wipes / is wiping

In Norwegian, the present tense is often made by adding -r to the infinitive:

• å snakke → snakker
• å bo → bor
• å tørke → tørker

Does tørker mean dries or is drying?