Questions & Answers about Du tok ikke engang med håven.
What is tok here?
Tok is the past tense of ta, which usually means take.
A few useful forms are:
- å ta = to take
- tar = take / takes
- tok = took
- har tatt = have/has taken
In this sentence, tok is part of the expression ta med, not just ta by itself.
What does ta med mean?
Ta med is a very common verb expression meaning take along or bring.
So although ta by itself means take, ta med works as a unit:
- Jeg tar med boka. = I’m bringing/taking the book along.
- Hun tok med barna. = She brought/took the children along.
In your sentence, tok ... med håven means that the person failed to bring the net along.
Why is med separated from tok?
Because Norwegian main clauses usually put the finite verb in the second position. Here, the finite verb is tok.
So the structure is:
- Du = subject
- tok = finite verb
- ikke engang = adverbial expression
- med håven = rest of the verb phrase
This is normal Norwegian word order. The full idea is still ta med.
A similar example:
- Han tok ikke med nøklene. = He didn’t bring the keys.