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Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Innsnittet sitter veldig høyt. - The dart sits very high.

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/Innsnittet sitter veldig høyt.

Innsnittet sitter veldig høyt.

Word

Innsnittet sitter veldig høyt.

Meaning

The dart sits very high.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Norwegian

Lesson

Having clothes altered by a tailor

Breakdown of Innsnittet sitter veldig høyt.

the dart in the garment

Questions & Answers about Innsnittet sitter veldig høyt.

Why does innsnittet end in -et?

Because innsnittet is the definite singular form of the noun et innsnitt.

et innsnitt = an innsnitt
innsnittet = the innsnitt

The ending -et is a common definite ending for neuter nouns in Norwegian.

Is innsnittet singular or plural?

It is singular.

A quick overview of the forms:

et innsnitt = singular indefinite
innsnittet = singular definite
innsnitt = plural indefinite
innsnittene = plural definite

So in this sentence, we are talking about one specific innsnitt.

Why is sitter used here instead of a verb meaning is?

In Norwegian, sitte is often used when talking about how something is positioned, placed, or fitting on something, especially in clothing and body-related contexts.

So sitter veldig høyt means something like:

is positioned very high
sits very high
falls very high

This is more idiomatic than using er in many similar situations.

Could I also say Innsnittet er veldig høyt?

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You might hear or understand it, but sitter is usually the more natural choice here.

The difference is roughly:

sitter focuses on placement/fall/fit
er sounds more like a plain statement that something is high

When talking about clothing details and where they are placed on a garment or body, Norwegian often prefers sitte.

Why is it høyt and not høy?

Here, høyt is used in an adverb-like way to describe how/where it sits.

Compare:

Hun er høy. = She is tall.
Here høy is an adjective describing a person.
Innsnittet sitter høyt. = The innsnitt sits high.
Here høyt describes the position.

A useful pattern to remember is that Norwegian often uses the -t form of an adjective in this kind of expression:

lavt = low
høyt = high
fint = nicely / well

So sitter høyt is the natural form.

What does veldig do in the sentence?

Veldig means very and intensifies høyt.

So:

høyt = high
veldig høyt = very high

Its placement is normal: it comes right before the word it modifies.

Is the word order anything special here?

No, this is very normal Norwegian main-clause word order:

Innsnittet = subject
sitter = finite verb
veldig høyt = adverbial description

So the structure is:

Subject + verb + adverbial

This also fits the general Norwegian V2 rule: in a main clause, the finite verb is in the second position.

Does høyt only mean high, or can it mean other things too?

It can mean different things depending on context.

For example:

sitter høyt = sits high
snakker høyt = speaks loudly

So høyt can mean either:

high / up high
loudly

In your sentence, because of sitter, it clearly means high up, not loudly.

What kind of noun is innsnitt in Norwegian?

It is a neuter noun, which is why the indefinite article is et:

et innsnitt

That matters because neuter nouns often affect forms like:

definite singular: innsnittet
some adjective forms used with them

So it is useful to learn the noun together with its article: et innsnitt.

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