Vi snakker med offiseren.

we

Breakdown of Vi snakker med offiseren.

• med: with
• snakke: to speak
• offiseren: the officer

Questions & Answers about Vi snakker med offiseren.

Why is it snakker and not snakke?

Snakke is the infinitive, meaning to speak or to talk.

Snakker is the present tense, meaning speak / are speaking / talk / are talking, depending on context.

So:

• å snakke = to speak / to talk
• vi snakker = we speak / we are speaking

In Norwegian, the present tense is often made by adding -r or -er to the infinitive, depending on the verb.

What does vi mean?

Vi means we.

It is the subject of the sentence, so it tells you who is doing the action:

• Vi = we
• snakker = speak / are speaking

Together, Vi snakker means We speak or We are speaking.

Why is med used here?

Med usually means with, but in Norwegian it is also commonly used when talking about communication:

• snakke med noen = talk to someone / speak with someone

So in this sentence, med offiseren means with the officer or to the officer, depending on how natural English would express it.

A useful contrast:

• snakke med noen = talk to/with someone
• snakke om noe = talk about something

So med is the correct preposition here because the sentence is about who the speaker is talking to.