Jeg avskyr krigen.

I detest the war.

Breakdown of Jeg avskyr krigen.

• jeg: I
• krigen: the war
• avsky: to detest

Questions & Answers about Jeg avskyr krigen.

Why is it krigen and not krig?

Because krigen is the definite form of krig.

• krig = war
• krigen = the war

In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun rather than using a separate word like the.

Here:

• en krig = a war
• krigen = the war

So Jeg avskyr krigen specifically refers to the war, not war in general.

What kind of word is jeg?

Jeg is the subject pronoun meaning I.

It is used when the speaker is the subject of the sentence:

• Jeg kommer. = I am coming.
• Jeg avskyr krigen. = I loathe the war.

Unlike English, Norwegian does not capitalize jeg unless it starts the sentence.

What does avskyr tell me about the verb?