Ingen må true barnet.

the child

Breakdown of Ingen må true barnet.

• må: must
• ingen: no one
• true: to threaten

Questions & Answers about Ingen må true barnet.

What does ingen mean here?

Ingen means no one / nobody in this sentence.

It is standing on its own as a pronoun:

• Ingen må true barnet. = No one must/should threaten the child.

You can also use ingen before a noun, where it means no / not any:

• ingen biler = no cars
• ingen problemer = no problems

So here, ingen is the subject of the sentence.

Why is it må true and not må å true?

Because after a modal verb like må, Norwegian normally uses the infinitive without å.

So:

• må true
• kan true
• skal true
• vil true

Not:

• må å true

This is similar to English, where you say must threaten, not must to threaten.

What exactly does må mean in this sentence?