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Questions & Answers about Jeg bestiller mat online.
What does jeg mean and why is it used here?
jeg means I. It’s the first-person singular subject pronoun in Bokmål Norwegian. Unlike some languages, Norwegian normally requires an explicit subject in main clauses, so you include jeg to say “I order.”
What is the verb bestiller, and what is its infinitive form?
bestiller is the present-tense form of the verb bestille, which means to order. Conjugation in the present tense is regular for a group 2 verb:
- Jeg bestiller (I order)
- Du bestiller (you order)
- Han/hun bestiller (he/she orders)
Why is there no article before mat?
The word mat (food) is an uncountable, mass noun in Norwegian. Mass nouns are used without an indefinite article when speaking generally. If you wanted to say “the food,” you’d use the definite form maten.
Why is online used without a preposition, instead of something like på nettet?
In contemporary Norwegian, online is a borrowed adverb from English that directly modifies the verb, so no preposition is needed. If you prefer a fully Norwegian alternative, you can say:
- på nettet (on the net)
- via internett (via the internet)
Can online be declined or changed for gender/number?
No. online is an indeclinable adverb in Norwegian and remains the same in all contexts.
How would you turn this sentence into a question?
You invert the verb and the subject. For example:
- Bestiller du mat online? (Do you order food online?)
If you really wanted to ask about yourself, you could say Bestiller jeg mat online? (Am I ordering food online?), though that’s less common.
How do you form the past tense of bestille?
bestille is a regular group 2 verb. Its past simple is bestilte, and the past participle is bestilt. For example:
- Jeg bestilte mat online i går. (I ordered food online yesterday.)
- Jeg har bestilt mat online. (I have ordered food online.)
How is Jeg bestiller mat online pronounced?
IPA: [jæi bəˈstɪlːər mɑːt ɔnˈlɑ̠jn]
Approximation in English: yai be-STIL-lur maht on-LINE
Stress is on the second syllable of bestiller and on LINE in online.