Vi snakker med bruden.

we

Breakdown of Vi snakker med bruden.

• snakke med: to talk to
• bruden: the bride

Questions & Answers about Vi snakker med bruden.

Why is it bruden and not brud?

Because -en is the definite article attached to the noun.

• brud = a bride
• bruden = the bride

In Norwegian, the definite article usually goes at the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front, as in English.

Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

Norwegian often puts the onto the end of the noun.

So instead of saying something like the bride, Norwegian says bruden.

This is very common:

• bil = car
• bilen = the car
• brud = bride
• bruden = the bride

What does vi mean, and is it always necessary?

Vi means we.

Yes, in a normal full sentence, Norwegian usually includes the subject pronoun, just like English does:

• Vi snakker med bruden. = We are talking to the bride.

You normally would not leave out vi in standard Norwegian the way some languages allow subject pronouns to be dropped.

Why is it snakker? What form of the verb is that?