Hun avskyr å vente.

she

Breakdown of Hun avskyr å vente.

• å: to
• vente: to wait
• avsky: to detest

Questions & Answers about Hun avskyr å vente.

What is the basic grammar of Hun avskyr å vente?

It has a very common Norwegian pattern:

• Hun = subject
• avskyr = finite verb in the present tense
• å vente = infinitive phrase, literally to wait

So the structure is:

subject + verb + infinitive phrase

A rough grammatical gloss would be:

• Hun = she
• avskyr = despises / loathes
• å vente = to wait

Why is there å before vente?

In Norwegian, å is the infinitive marker, like to in English.

So:

• vente = wait / waiting as a dictionary form without the marker
• å vente = to wait

After a verb like avsky/avskyr, Norwegian normally uses å + infinitive:

• Hun liker å lese = She likes to read
• Han prøver å sove = He tries to sleep
• Hun avskyr å vente = She loathes to wait / loathes waiting

So å is there because vente is being used as an infinitive.

Why is vente not changed to match hun?