Questions & Answers about Du kan se luftlommen i krummen.
Why is it Du kan se and not something like Du se kan?
Because Norwegian main clauses normally follow subject + verb + the rest.
So here:
- Du = subject
- kan = finite verb
- se = infinitive/main verb
That gives:
- Du kan se ... = You can see ...
This is the normal word order in a simple statement.
What does kan mean here?
Kan is the present tense of å kunne, which usually means can / be able to.
So:
- jeg kan = I can
- du kan = you can
- han kan = he can
In this sentence, kan means can or are able to.
A useful point: Norwegian verbs do not change for different persons the way English sometimes does. So kan stays kan with jeg, du, han, vi, dere, de.
Why is there no å before se?