Questions & Answers about Hun snakker med politimannen.
Why is it hun and not henne?
Because hun is the subject form of she.
- hun = she
- henne = her
In Hun snakker med politimannen, hun is the person doing the action, so Norwegian uses hun.
Compare:
- Hun snakker. = She is speaking.
- Jeg ser henne. = I see her.
What tense is snakker?
Snakker is the present tense of å snakke (to speak / to talk).
So:
- å snakke = to speak, to talk
- snakker = speak/speaks, am/is/are speaking depending on context
Norwegian present tense is often simpler than English because the same form is used for all persons:
- jeg snakker = I speak / I am speaking
- du snakker = you speak / you are speaking
- hun snakker = she speaks / she is speaking
Why is there no separate word for is in Hun snakker?