Questions & Answers about Jeg må snakke med sjefen i dag.
What does må mean in this sentence?
Må is the present‐tense form of the modal verb å måtte, meaning must or have to. It expresses necessity or obligation—here, “I have to…”
Why isn’t there an å before snakke?
When you use a modal verb like må, the infinitive marker å is dropped before the next verb. So instead of writing må å snakke, you simply write må snakke.
Why is there med before sjefen?
The verb snakke (to talk) typically takes the preposition med (with) when you mean a two‐way conversation. English talk to someone corresponds to Norwegian snakke med noen. Using snakke til would imply speaking at or addressing someone rather than conversing.
What does sjefen mean, and why the -en ending?
The base noun sjef means boss. Adding -en makes it definite: sjefen = the boss. If you want to say a boss, you’d use en sjef.
Why is i dag at the end of the sentence? Where do time expressions usually go?