Vi låner to bøker og legger dem i våre kofferter.

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Breakdown of Vi låner to bøker og legger dem i våre kofferter.

• vi: we
• i: in
• og: and

Questions & Answers about Vi låner to bøker og legger dem i våre kofferter.

What does låner mean and how is it formed?

låner is the present‐tense form of the verb låne (to borrow). Norwegian verbs in group 1 (infinitive ends in –e) form the present by dropping the –e and adding –er:
låne → lån + er = låner
Present‐tense conjugation: jeg låner, du låner, han/hun låner, vi låner, dere låner, de låner.

How is legger formed from legge?

legger is the present tense of legge (to put). Verbs ending in a single vowel + consonant often double the consonant before adding –er:
legg + er = legger
Conjugation: jeg legger, du legger, han/hun legger, vi legger, dere legger, de legger.

Why isn’t the subject pronoun vi repeated before legger?

When two verbs share the same subject in coordinated clauses (joined by og), you can omit the subject pronoun in the second clause. So
Vi låner to bøker og legger dem…
means “We borrow two books and put them…” with vi understood before legger.

Why is the object pronoun dem used here instead of de?