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Questions & Answers about Jeg har seks bøker.
What is the English translation of Jeg har seks bøker?
It translates to I have six books.
What does the pronoun Jeg represent in this sentence?
Jeg means I and functions as the subject of the sentence.
What does the verb har mean, and how is it used in Norwegian?
Har means have. It is used in the present tense to indicate possession, and unlike in some languages, it remains unchanged regardless of the subject.
How is the numeral seks used in this sentence?
Seks is the cardinal number for six. It specifies the quantity of the noun that follows, similar to how numbers are used before nouns in English.
Why is the noun bøker used without an article, and what does it indicate?
Bøker is the plural form of bok (book). In Norwegian, when using a number with a noun to indicate quantity, the noun appears in its indefinite plural form without any article—just as we say six books in English.
Is the word order in Jeg har seks bøker similar to that of English?
Yes, the sentence follows a subject-verb-object order, which is familiar to English speakers.