Hun later som hun er lege.

to be

Breakdown of Hun later som hun er lege.

• hun: she
• legen: the doctor
• late som: to pretend

Questions & Answers about Hun later som hun er lege.

What does later mean in this sentence?

Here, later is the present tense of å late som, which means to pretend or to act as if.

So:

• Hun later som hun er lege. = She pretends that she is a doctor / She acts as if she is a doctor.

Be careful: å late by itself can be confusing, because this meaning usually appears in the expression å late som (om).

Why is som used here?

In this expression, som helps introduce the idea as if.

So å late som (om) means:

• to pretend that
• to act as if

You will often see both versions:

• Hun later som hun er lege.
• Hun later som om hun er lege.

Both can be understood, but som om is often felt to be clearer and more explicitly like English as if.

Is Hun later som hun er lege fully correct Norwegian, or should it be som om?

Many learners will meet the fuller form:

• Hun later som om hun er lege.

This is a very common and safe version to use.

The shorter version:

• Hun later som hun er lege

is also used, especially in everyday speech and writing, but some learners may find som om easier to understand because it maps more directly to as if.

So if you want the clearest learner-friendly form, use:

• Hun later som om hun er lege.