Questions & Answers about Vi besøker museet i dag.
Why is i dag written as two separate words instead of one like English “today”?
In Norwegian Bokmål, i dag (literally “in day”) is always two words. It’s a preposition i (“in”) plus the noun dag (“day”). The one-word form idag is considered archaic or non-standard in modern Bokmål, so stick with i dag.
What does the ending “-et” in museet mean?
The “-et” is the definite article fused onto the noun. In Norwegian, you form the definite singular of neuter nouns by adding -et (museum → museet). So et museum is “a museum,” and museet is “the museum.”
Why don’t we use a preposition before museet, like på or i?
The verb besøker (“visit”) takes a direct object in Norwegian, just like “visit” in English. You simply say besøker museet (“visit the museum”) without adding på or i. If you want to express “at the museum” (location rather than action), you could say på museet or i museet, but that’s a different construction.
Why is besøker in the present tense if the trip is happening today? How do we say “will visit”?