Hun plukker eplene.

She picks the apples.

Breakdown of Hun plukker eplene.

• hun: she
• eplet: the apple
• plukke: to pick; pluck

Questions & Answers about Hun plukker eplene.

What does hun mean, and is it always used for she?

Yes, hun means she in modern Norwegian.

A few useful notes:

• Hun is the subject pronoun, so it is used when she is doing the action.
• In older or more formal language, you may also see henne used for her as an object, but not as the subject.
• In everyday Bokmål, hun is the normal word for she.

So in Hun plukker eplene, hun is the person performing the action.

Why is it plukker and not something like plucks or a different form?

Plukker is the present tense form of the verb å plukke (to pick).

In Norwegian, verbs are much simpler than in English because they do not change depending on the subject:

• jeg plukker = I pick / I am picking
• du plukker = you pick / you are picking
• hun plukker = she picks / she is picking

So unlike English, Norwegian does not add a special ending just for he/she/it.

Does plukker mean picks or is picking?