Han våkner fra koma.

he

Breakdown of Han våkner fra koma.

• fra: from
• våkne: to wake up
• koma: a coma

Questions & Answers about Han våkner fra koma.

What does han mean?

Han means he.

It is the Norwegian third-person singular masculine subject pronoun. In this sentence, han is the person doing the action.

Examples:

• Han sover. = He is sleeping.
• Han våkner. = He wakes up / He is waking up.

Why is it våkner and not våkne?

Våkner is the present tense form of the verb å våkne.

So:

• å våkne = to wake up
• våkner = wake up / wakes up / is waking up

In Norwegian, you use the finite verb form in a normal sentence:

• Han våkner. = He wakes up / He is waking up

You would only use å våkne after another verb or in an infinitive construction:

• Han begynner å våkne. = He begins to wake up

Does våkner mean wakes or is waking?

It can mean both, depending on context.

Norwegian present tense often covers both:

• simple present: wakes
• progressive meaning: is waking up

So Han våkner fra koma could be understood as:

• He wakes up from a coma
• He is waking up from a coma

Context tells you which is intended.