Hun forrådte familien.

She betrayed the family.

Breakdown of Hun forrådte familien.

• hun: she
• familien: the family
• forråde: to betray

Questions & Answers about Hun forrådte familien.

What is the basic word order in Hun forrådte familien?

The word order is the standard Norwegian main-clause pattern:

• Hun = subject
• forrådte = verb
• familien = object

So it follows Subject–Verb–Object, just like English in She betrayed the family.

What does hun mean, and is it always she?

Hun is the Norwegian subject pronoun for she.

A few useful points:

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

So:

• Hun forrådte familien = She betrayed the family
• Familien forrådte henne = The family betrayed her

In modern Norwegian, hun normally refers to a female person.

What is the infinitive form of forrådte?

The infinitive is å forråde, meaning to betray.

In the sentence:

• forrådte = past tense / preterite
• å forråde = infinitive

So the pattern is:

• å forråde = to betray
• forråder = betrays / is betraying
• forrådte = betrayed
• har forrådt = has betrayed

Why does the verb end in -te here?