Hun skriver i en bok.

she

Breakdown of Hun skriver i en bok.

• en: a
• bok: the book
• i: in
• skrive: to write

Questions & Answers about Hun skriver i en bok.

Why do we say i en bok and not på en bok?

In Norwegian, i is usually used to indicate that something occurs inside or within something else. Saying i en bok suggests that she is literally writing in the pages of the book. Meanwhile, på is more about something being on the surface or top of something else, so på en bok would sound unusual in this context.

Is skriver the present tense of the verb å skrive?

Yes, skriver is the present tense form of å skrive (meaning "to write"). In Norwegian Bokmål, the present tense is formed by adding -er to the infinitive stem (in most cases).

Why do we use en as the article for bok? Could it also be ei bok?

Norwegian nouns can be either masculine, feminine, or neuter. Bok is originally a feminine noun, so you might sometimes see ei bok in some dialects or in Nynorsk. However, in Bokmål, most feminine nouns can also be treated as masculine and take the article en, so en bok is completely acceptable and standard.

Does the pronoun Hun always mean "she"?

Yes, Hun specifically means "she." It’s the third-person feminine singular pronoun. If the subject were male, you would use Han ("he"), and for a gender-neutral option or objects that are not people, you might see Den or Det, depending on the grammatical gender of the noun.

Is the word order in Hun skriver i en bok typical for Norwegian?

Yes, it follows the usual Subject – Verb – Object/Adverbial pattern. Hun (subject) + skriver (verb) + i en bok (adverbial phrase). This is a very standard structure in Norwegian sentences.