Questions & Answers about Hun tegner en strek under ordet.
Why is it hun and not henne?
Hun is the subject form of she. It is used because she is the person doing the action.
- hun = she
- henne = her
So in Hun tegner en strek under ordet, hun is correct because she is the one drawing the line.
What form of the verb is tegner?
Tegner is the present tense of tegne, which means to draw.
- å tegne = to draw
- tegner = draws / is drawing
In Norwegian, the present tense is the same for all persons:
- jeg tegner = I draw
- du tegner = you draw
- hun tegner = she draws
So unlike English, Norwegian does not change the verb for different persons except by tense.
Why does Norwegian use en strek here?
En strek means a line or a stroke.
The noun strek is a common gender noun, so it takes en in the indefinite singular:
- en strek = a line
- streken = the line
In this sentence, it is indefinite because it means a line, not the line.
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