Breakdown of Etter timen skynder vi oss til banken for å hente et nytt bankkort.
vi
we
et
a
til
to
ny
new
for å
in order to
hente
to fetch
etter
after
timen
the class
skynde seg
to hurry oneself
banken
the bank
bankkortet
the bank card
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Questions & Answers about Etter timen skynder vi oss til banken for å hente et nytt bankkort.
What does Etter timen mean, and why is timen in the definite form?
Etter means “after,” and timen is the definite singular of time (which in this context means “lesson” or “class”). We use the definite form because we’re referring to that specific lesson that just ended.
Why does the sentence use skynde seg with vi oss, and what does oss mean here?
skynde seg is a reflexive verb meaning “to hurry oneself.”
- vi is the subject “we.”
- oss is the reflexive pronoun “ourselves.”
So skynder vi oss literally means “we hurry ourselves.”
Why is the verb skynder placed before vi in skynder vi oss?
Norwegian follows the V2 (verb‐second) rule. When you start a sentence with an adverbial phrase like Etter timen, the finite verb must come second. That pushes skynder in front of the subject vi.
What does til banken mean, and why is banken in the definite form?
til is the preposition “to,” and banken is the definite singular of bank. Together til banken means “to the bank.”
What does for å hente mean, and how does that construction work?
for å + infinitive expresses purpose and means “in order to.” So for å hente literally means “in order to fetch/get.” It tells us why we hurry to the bank.
Why do we say et nytt bankkort instead of en ny bankkort?
Because bankkort is a neuter noun in Norwegian, it takes the neuter indefinite article et. Adjectives agree in gender and number, so the neuter form of ny (“new”) is nytt. Hence et nytt bankkort = “a new bank card.”
Why is bankkort written as one word rather than two words like in English?
Norwegian (like German) commonly forms compound nouns by merging words. bank + kort becomes bankkort. Writing it as one word signals a single concept: a card issued by a bank.
Can we replace Etter timen with Etterpå, and if so, what’s the difference?
Etterpå means “afterwards” in a general sense. You could say Etterpå skynder vi oss til banken for å hente et nytt bankkort, and it still follows V2 word order. But etterpå doesn’t specify what you’re referring to—whereas Etter timen clearly points to the lesson you just had.
Is it possible to reorder the sentence to Vi skynder oss til banken etter timen for å hente et nytt bankkort?
Yes. If you move etter timen to the end, you revert to the normal subject-verb order: Vi skynder oss til banken etter timen for å hente et nytt bankkort. The meaning stays the same, though the emphasis shifts slightly.