Jeg ler med en venn.

I laugh with a friend.

Breakdown of Jeg ler med en venn.

• jeg: I
• en: a
• med: with
• venn: the friend
• le: to laugh

Questions & Answers about Jeg ler med en venn.

What does the Jeg in the sentence mean?

Jeg is the first-person singular pronoun in Norwegian, which translates to I in English.

What does ler indicate in the sentence, and how is it conjugated?

Ler means laugh or am laughing. It is the present tense form of the verb le, agreeing with the subject jeg.

How should I understand the phrase med en venn?

The phrase med en venn means with a friend. Here, med translates as with, and en venn means a friend. Note that en is the indefinite article used with masculine nouns in Norwegian.

Does the sentence follow a similar word order to English?

Yes, the sentence follows a straightforward structure similar to English. It has a subject (Jeg), a verb (ler), and a prepositional phrase (med en venn), all arranged in a logical order that mirrors the typical subject-verb-object/prepositional phrase format in English.

Could this sentence be mistaken for laughing at someone instead of with someone? How can I be sure of its meaning?

The sentence clearly indicates you are laughing with a friend because of the preposition med, which means with. If the intention were to express laughing at someone, a different wording or preposition would be used.