Hun snakker med enken.

She talks to the widow.

Breakdown of Hun snakker med enken.

• hun: she
• snakke med: to talk to
• enken: the widow

Questions & Answers about Hun snakker med enken.

Why is it hun and not henne?

Because hun is the subject form, meaning she.

In Hun snakker med enken, hun is the person doing the action, so Norwegian uses hun.

Use henne when the person is the object, for example:

• Jeg ser henne. = I see her.

So the contrast is:

• hun = she
• henne = her

What form is snakker?

Snakker is the present tense of å snakke = to speak / to talk.

A very useful thing for English speakers: Norwegian verbs do not change depending on the subject.

So you get:

• jeg snakker = I speak / I am speaking
• du snakker = you speak / are speaking
• hun snakker = she speaks / is speaking

The verb form stays snakker for all of them.

Does Hun snakker mean she speaks or she is speaking?

It can mean either one, depending on context.

Norwegian often uses the simple present where English might use either:

• she speaks
• she is speaking

So Hun snakker med enken could mean:

• she speaks with the widow
• she is speaking with the widow

Context tells you which meaning is intended.