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Lampen blinker om kvelden.

Lampen blinker om kvelden.
The lamp blinks in the evening.
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Breakdown of Lampen blinker om kvelden.

kvelden
the evening
om
in
lampen
the lamp
blinke
to blink
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Questions & Answers about Lampen blinker om kvelden.

Why does Lampen end with -en instead of just lampe?
In Norwegian, nouns get a suffix to show definiteness. lampe is the indefinite form (“a lamp”), while lampe + -n = lampen is the definite singular (“the lamp”).
What is the infinitive form of blinker, and what does it mean?
The infinitive is å blinke. It means “to blink” or “to flash” (e.g. a lamp blinking on and off).
Why is the present tense blinker and not something like blinket or blinke?
Norwegian has regular verbs that in the present tense take -er. So å blinke (infinitive) → blinker (present). blinket would be the past tense, and blinke is the infinitive.
What does om kvelden mean in English?
Om kvelden translates as “in the evening” or “during the evening.” It indicates a general time period in the evening.
Could you use på kvelden instead of om kvelden, and is there a difference?

Yes, you can also say på kvelden.

  • Om kvelden is often used for habitual or general evening actions (“We usually watch TV in the evening”).
  • På kvelden can feel a bit more specific, as if you’re referring to a particular evening.
Why is the time expression om kvelden placed at the end of the sentence? Can it be moved?

Norwegian follows the V2 (“verb-second”) word order: the finite verb must be in the second position. You can put the time phrase either before or after the verb as long as that rule is respected. For example:

  • Lampen blinker om kvelden. (Subject – Verb – Time)
  • Om kvelden blinker lampen. (Time – Verb – Subject)
    Both are correct; placing it at the end is very common when the speaker wants to start with the subject.