Jeg jobber i en skole.

I work in a school.

Breakdown of Jeg jobber i en skole.

• jeg: I
• en: a
• skole: the school
• jobbe: to work
• i: in

Questions & Answers about Jeg jobber i en skole.

Why does the sentence use i instead of på?

In Norwegian, i typically means inside something, while på often means on or can refer to an institution. You might hear Jeg jobber på en skole just as often, meaning I work at a school as an institution. Jeg jobber i en skole can feel slightly more like you're emphasizing that you're physically working inside the school building. In everyday speech, both can be used, but på en skole might be more common.

What is the difference between Jeg jobber and Jeg arbeider?

Both å jobbe and å arbeide mean to work. Jobbe is slightly more informal and commonly used in everyday speech, whereas arbeide can sound more formal or technical. You can generally use them interchangeably when talking about your workplace.

Why do we use the indefinite article en for skole?

In Norwegian, nouns have genders: masculine, feminine, or neuter. Skole is masculine, so it takes the indefinite article en. If the noun were feminine, you'd use en or ei, and if it were neuter, you'd use et.

Why is there an -er at the end of jobber?

In Norwegian, most verbs are put in the present tense by adding -r (or -er) to the infinitive form. The infinitive is å jobbe, so the present tense becomes jobber. This applies to many other verbs as well, for example å spise (to eat) → spiser, or å lære (to learn) → lærer.