Hun snakker med ektemannen.

she

Breakdown of Hun snakker med ektemannen.

• snakke med: to talk to
• ektemannen: the husband

Questions & Answers about Hun snakker med ektemannen.

Why is it snakker and not snakke?

Snakker is the present tense form of the verb å snakke (to speak / to talk).

• å snakke = infinitive, to speak
• snakker = present tense, speak / speaks / am speaking / is speaking

In Norwegian, the present tense is often formed by adding -r to the infinitive:

• å snakke → snakker
• å bo → bor
• å skrive → skriver

Also, Norwegian does not usually need a separate verb like is for ongoing actions. So Hun snakker can mean both:

• She speaks
• She is speaking / talking

Context tells you which one is meant.

What does hun mean, and when is it used?

Hun means she.

It is the subject pronoun used for a female person:

• Hun snakker. = She is speaking.
• Hun bor her. = She lives here.

Norwegian subject pronouns include:

• jeg = I
• du = you
• han = he
• hun = she
• vi = we
• dere = you (plural)
• de = they

So in this sentence, hun is simply the person doing the action.

Why is med used here?