Hun bestiller drinken.

she

Breakdown of Hun bestiller drinken.

• bestille: to order
• drinken: the cocktail

Questions & Answers about Hun bestiller drinken.

Why is it hun and not something else for she?

Hun is the standard Bokmål subject pronoun for she.

In this sentence, hun is the subject, so hun is the correct form.

A quick comparison:

• hun = she (subject)
• henne = her (object)

Examples:

• Hun bestiller drinken. = she is ordering the drink.
• Jeg ser henne. = I see her.

In some dialects, especially in spoken Norwegian, you may also hear ho for she, but hun is the normal written Bokmål form.

Why is the verb bestiller and not different for she?

Norwegian verbs do not change depending on the subject the way English verbs do.

In English, you say:

• I order
• you order
• she orders

But in Norwegian, the verb stays the same:

• jeg bestiller
• du bestiller
• hun bestiller
• vi bestiller

So bestiller is simply the present tense form of bestille.

What is the infinitive form of bestiller?