Questions & Answers about Hun sørger over tapet.
What does sørger mean here, grammatically?
Here, sørger is the present tense of the verb å sørge.
So:
- å sørge = to grieve / to mourn
- sørger = grieves / is grieving / mourns
In Norwegian, the present tense often ends in -r, so sørge becomes sørger.
Why is the sentence Hun sørger over tapet and not Hun sørger tapet?
Because å sørge in this meaning normally takes the preposition over.
- sørge over noe = grieve over something
- sørge over noen = grieve over someone
So:
- Hun sørger over tapet = She grieves over the loss
Without over, the sentence would sound incomplete or wrong in this meaning.
Why is it tapet and not et tap?
Because tapet is the definite form of et tap.
- et tap = a loss
- tapet = the loss
Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
So:
- et tap = a loss
- tapet = the loss
That is why there is no separate word for the in the sentence.