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Vi liker å sove i helgen.

Vi liker å sove i helgen.
We like to sleep on the weekend.
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Breakdown of Vi liker å sove i helgen.

vi
we
å
to
sove
to sleep
i
on
helgen
the weekend
like
to like
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Questions & Answers about Vi liker å sove i helgen.

Why do we say vi instead of something like oss?
In Norwegian, vi is the subject pronoun meaning we. By contrast, oss is the object pronoun meaning us. Since vi is performing the action (liker å sove), the subject form is used.
Why is å placed before sove?
Å is the infinitive marker in Norwegian. It’s used in front of verbs when they are in their infinitive form (like “to sleep” in English).
What does i helgen literally mean, and why is it used?
I helgen literally means in the weekend. Norwegian commonly uses i to indicate time periods (like i dag, “today”; i morgen, “tomorrow”). I helgen conveys the same idea as “on the weekend” or “over the weekend” in English.
Why is liker used here, and can it be followed by other verbs in infinitive form too?
Liker is the present tense of the verb like, meaning “(we) like.” Yes, it can be followed by other infinitive verbs, for example: Vi liker å lese (“We like to read”) or Vi liker å danse (“We like to dance”).
Is oder ever used in Norwegian, similarly to “or” in English?
No, oder is German for “or.” In Norwegian, the word for “or” is eller. So, if you wanted to say “We like to sleep or rest on the weekend,” you would say: Vi liker å sove eller hvile i helgen.