Word
Han går gjennom skogen.
Meaning
He walks through the forest.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Han går gjennom skogen.
What does han mean in this sentence?
han is the third-person singular masculine pronoun, equivalent to English he. It’s the subject of the sentence.
Why is the verb å gå rendered as går here?
går is the present-tense form of å gå (to walk/go). In Norwegian you form the present by adding -r to the infinitive stem. Note that gå is irregular, so the vowel changes slightly in the present.
How is gjennom used here?
gjennom is a preposition meaning through. It indicates movement from one side of something to the other, so han går gjennom skogen literally means “he walks through the forest.”
Why is it skogen instead of skog or en skog?
In English we say “the forest,” using a separate definite article. In Norwegian you usually add the definite ending to the noun: skog (forest) + -en = skogen (the forest). If you wanted indefinite you’d say en skog (a forest).
What is the sentence structure? Are there any special word-order rules?