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Questions & Answers about Hun får en gave.
What does Hun mean in this sentence?
Hun translates to she in English and serves as the subject of the sentence.
What is the role of the verb får here?
Får is the present tense of å få, which means gets or receives. In this sentence, it indicates that the subject is receiving something.
How is the phrase en gave structured, and what does it mean?
En gave means a gift. The word en is the indefinite article used with common gender singular nouns, similar to the English a.
Is the word order in "Hun får en gave." similar to English sentence structure?
Yes, the sentence follows a Subject-Verb-Object order—Hun (subject), får (verb), en gave (object)—which is very similar to standard English word order.
Can the verb får have other meanings in Norwegian?
Yes, besides meaning gets or receives, får can also imply permission (translating to is allowed to or may) in different contexts. The exact meaning depends on the sentence.