Hun snakker med forloveden.

she

Breakdown of Hun snakker med forloveden.

• snakke med: to talk to
• forloveden: the fiancé or fiancée

Questions & Answers about Hun snakker med forloveden.

What form is snakker, and why isn’t it snakke?

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

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

So after hun (she), you need the finite verb snakker, not the infinitive snakke.

A useful pattern:

• Jeg snakker
• Du snakker
• Hun snakker
• Vi snakker

In Norwegian, the present tense is the same for all persons, which is simpler than English.

Can snakker mean both speaks and is speaking?

Yes. Norwegian usually uses the present tense for both ideas.

So Hun snakker med forloveden can mean:

• She speaks with the fiancé(e)
• She is speaking with the fiancé(e)

The exact meaning depends on context. Norwegian does not normally need a separate form like English is speaking.

What does med mean here?