Hun leser en bok hver dag.

She reads a book every day.

Breakdown of Hun leser en bok hver dag.

• hun: she
• en: a
• boken: the book
• lese: to read
• hver dag: every day

Questions & Answers about Hun leser en bok hver dag.

Why is the subject pronoun hun necessary? Can you drop it like in Spanish?

Norwegian is not a pro-drop language, so you must always include the subject. Even if context makes it clear, you need hun for ‘she’.

Why is the verb leser spelled with -er? In English we say “reads.”

In Norwegian you form the present tense by adding -er to the infinitive stem of all verbs (for regular verbs). There’s no auxiliary “does”; you simply say leser for both “reads” and “is reading.”

Why do we say en bok instead of just bok?

Singular countable nouns require an indefinite article. en is the common-gender indefinite article (neuter nouns get et). So en bok means “a book.” Without en, the phrase would be ungrammatical.

Why is bok (a feminine noun) taking en instead of ei?

In Bokmål, feminine (common-gender) nouns can optionally use en instead of the specialized feminine article ei. Both ei bok and en bok are correct, but en bok is more common. In Nynorsk you’d normally say ei bok.

What does hver dag literally mean, and why is it two separate words?

Literally hver dag means “each day” (hver = each/every, dag = day). It’s two words because hver always modifies a singular noun. By contrast, hverdag (one word) means “weekday.”

Why is hver dag placed at the end of the sentence (after en bok)? Is that standard word order?

Yes. Adverbs of frequency or time typically follow the object in a neutral Norwegian sentence: Subject-Verb-Object-Adverb (SVOA). If you front hver dag for emphasis, you invert subject and verb:
Hver dag leser hun en bok.

How do you turn Hun leser en bok hver dag into a yes/no question?

Invert the finite verb and the subject—no auxiliary needed.
Leser hun en bok hver dag?

How do you make the sentence negative, as in “She does not read a book every day”?

Insert ikke (not) after the verb:
Hun leser ikke en bok hver dag.
Note: It’s even more natural to drop en and say Hun leser ikke bøker hver dag (“She doesn’t read books every day”).

How would you say “books” (plural) instead of “a book” in this sentence?

Use the plural form bøker without an article:
Hun leser bøker hver dag.

Does Hun leser en bok hver dag imply she’s reading right now, or just describing a habit? How do you emphasise “right now”?

The simple present covers both habitual and ongoing actions. Here it describes a habit. To stress “right now,” you can say:
Hun holder på å lese en bok.
or add akkurat nå:
Hun leser en bok akkurat nå.