Questions & Answers about Hun snakker ikke om privatlivet.
Why is ikke placed after snakker?
In a normal main clause, Norwegian usually places the finite verb in the second position, and ikke comes after that verb.
So:
- Hun = subject
- snakker = finite verb
- ikke = not
- om privatlivet = about private life / about her private life
This is a very common pattern:
- Hun kommer ikke. = She is not coming.
- Jeg forstår ikke. = I do not understand.
So Hun snakker ikke om privatlivet is the natural word order.
What form of the verb is snakker?
Snakker is the present tense of å snakke (to speak / to talk).
A useful thing for English speakers is that Norwegian verbs are much simpler than English verbs. The verb form usually does not change depending on the subject:
- Jeg snakker = I speak / I am speaking
- Du snakker = you speak / you are speaking
- Hun snakker = she speaks / she is speaking
- Vi snakker = we speak / we are speaking
So snakker works for all persons in the present tense.
Why is it om here?