Hun sier æsj på grunn av lukten.

she

Breakdown of Hun sier æsj på grunn av lukten.

• si: to say
• på grunn av: because of
• lukten: the smell

Questions & Answers about Hun sier æsj på grunn av lukten.

What does æsj mean, and is it a real word?

Yes. Æsj is a very common Norwegian interjection, used when something seems disgusting, gross, or unpleasant. It works a lot like yuck, ew, or ugh in English.

In this sentence, Hun sier æsj means that she reacts by saying æsj.

Why does the sentence use sier instead of a verb like tenker or føler?

Sier means says, so the sentence describes what she actually says out loud.

• Hun sier æsj = she says yuck
• Hun tenker ... = she thinks ...
• Hun føler ... = she feels ...

Because æsj is something spoken as a reaction, sier is the natural choice here.

Why is there no at after sier?

Because æsj is not a full clause. It is just an interjection.

You use at after sier when what follows is a full statement:

• Hun sier at hun er trøtt. = She says that she is tired.

But here, she is just saying a single reaction word:

• Hun sier æsj.

So at is not needed.