Vi fisker etter ørreten.

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Breakdown of Vi fisker etter ørreten.

• etter: after
• fiske: to fish
• ørreten: the trout

Questions & Answers about Vi fisker etter ørreten.

Why is fisker used here, and what form is it?

Fisker is the present tense of the verb å fiske (to fish).

So:

• å fiske = to fish
• fisker = fish / am fishing / are fishing / is fishing

Norwegian does not change the verb depending on the subject the way English does. So you get:

• jeg fisker = I fish / I am fishing
• du fisker = you fish / you are fishing
• vi fisker = we fish / we are fishing

In this sentence, fisker is a verb, not a noun.

Could fisker also mean fisherman?

Yes, fisker can also be a noun meaning fisherman / fisher, depending on context.

For example:

• Han er fisker. = He is a fisherman.

But in Vi fisker etter ørreten, it is clearly a verb, because it comes right after the subject vi.

So the structure is:

• Vi = subject
• fisker = verb
• etter ørreten = prepositional phrase

Why is etter used? Why not just a word meaning for?