Questions & Answers about De velger en kvinnelig leder.
In modern Norwegian, this would normally be understood as they.
A possible source of confusion is that De with a capital D can also be an old-fashioned, very formal way to say you. But in this sentence, the word is capitalized anyway because it comes at the beginning of the sentence. So the usual reading is simply de = they.
Velger is the present tense of å velge.
A useful pattern to remember is:
- å velge = infinitive
- velger = present
- valgte = past
- har valgt = have/has chosen
Also, Norwegian does not change the present-tense verb for different persons the way English does. So you get:
- jeg velger
- du velger
- han/hun velger
- vi velger
- de velger
The verb form stays the same.
It can mean either, depending on context.
Norwegian often uses the simple present where English might use either:
- they choose
- they are choosing
So De velger en kvinnelig leder can describe a general action or something happening now. Context tells you which one is meant.