Vi planlegger å reise til kysten og slappe av på stranden.

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Questions & Answers about Vi planlegger å reise til kysten og slappe av på stranden.

Why is there an å before reise, and why isn’t there another å before slappe av?

The å is the infinitive marker in Norwegian (like English to in “to travel”). When you have two (or more) coordinated infinitives, you only need to use å once before the first verb. So
– å reise and (understood) å slappe av
becomes simply å reise … og slappe av.

What kind of verb is slappe av, and how does it work?

Slappe av is a separable (verb + preposition) verb. You never move av in the infinitive or present tense; it stays after slappe. For example:
– Infinitive: å slappe av (“to relax”)
– Present: Jeg slapper av (“I relax”)
– Past: Han slapp av (“He relaxed”)

Why are kysten and stranden in the definite form (with -en at the end)?

In Norwegian, the definite article is suffixed to the noun:
– kyst + -en = kysten (“the coast”)
– strand + -en = stranden (“the beach”)
They’re in the definite form because the speaker refers to a specific coast and a specific beach—just like English “the coast” and “the beach.”