Word
Hun tar initiativ, overdriver og mister tråden.
Meaning
She takes the initiative, exaggerates and loses the thread.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hun tar initiativ, overdriver og mister tråden.
hun
she
og
and
overdrive
to exaggerate
ta initiativ
to take the initiative
Questions & Answers about Hun tar initiativ, overdriver og mister tråden.
Why is there only one hun even though there are three verbs?
Because all three verbs share the same subject.
- Hun tar initiativ
- (hun) overdriver
- (hun) mister tråden
In Norwegian, just like in English, you normally do not repeat the subject if the same person is doing all the actions in a simple list.
What tense are tar, overdriver, and mister?
They are all in the present tense.
- tar = takes
- overdriver = exaggerates / overdoes it
- mister = loses
So the sentence describes what she does, either generally or in the current situation, depending on context.
Why is it tar initiativ and not something like gjør initiativ?
Because ta initiativ is the normal Norwegian expression for to take initiative.
This is a fixed collocation:
- å ta initiativ = to take initiative
Even though English and Norwegian are similar here, learners still need to remember that certain verbs naturally go with certain nouns. In this case, ta is the correct verb.
Why is there no article before initiativ?