Learn Hardcore Norwegian: De bor på en gård.

Breakdown of De bor på en gård.

What does De mean here?

Here, De means they.

It is capitalized only because it is the first word in the sentence. In the middle of a sentence, it would normally be written de.

Example:

Is De ever the formal word for you?

It can be, but that is mostly old-fashioned or very formal. In modern everyday Norwegian, de normally means they.

So in this sentence, you should understand De as they, not formal you.

What does bor mean, and what is its base form?

Bor means live or reside.

Its infinitive, or dictionary form, is å bo = to live.

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Why is it bor and not a different verb form for they?