Breakdown of Om en uke starter ferien vår, og vi gleder oss veldig.
en
a
vi
we
og
and
vår
our
glede seg
to look forward to
ferie
the vacation
uke
the week
starte
to start
veldig
really
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Questions & Answers about Om en uke starter ferien vår, og vi gleder oss veldig.
What does om en uke mean, and what role does it play in the sentence?
It means in one week. This time phrase sets the context by indicating when the vacation begins, establishing a clear future timeframe.
How is the noun phrase ferien vår constructed, and why is the possessive vår placed after ferien?
Ferie means vacation or holiday, and adding the definite ending turns it into ferien (meaning the vacation). The possessive vår, meaning our, follows the noun because in Norwegian the possessive adjective is commonly placed after the definite noun.
Why is the verb form gleder oss used instead of simply gleder?
Norwegian uses the reflexive form å glede seg to express excitement or anticipation. Since the subject is vi (we), the reflexive pronoun changes to oss, indicating that the excitement is experienced by ourselves.
What does the adverb veldig add to the sentence?
Veldig means very. It intensifies the phrase gleder oss, conveying that the speakers are very excited about the upcoming vacation.
Why is the time expression om en uke placed at the beginning of the sentence?
In Norwegian, it is common to front time adverbials like om en uke to immediately set the temporal context. This positioning follows the habitual word order and emphasizes when the action will occur.
Which tense is used for starter and gleder, and how does it indicate future events despite being in the present tense?
Both starter and gleder are in the present tense. In Norwegian, the present tense is often used to describe near-future events when a specific time frame—here, in one week—is provided, making the intended future meaning clear.