Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Jeg ser på TV hver kveld.

ser is the present tense of se (to see). When you add the preposition på, it becomes se på, which normally means “to watch” or “to look at.” So Jeg ser på TV literally is “I see at TV,” but idiomatically it means “I watch TV.”

Why do you need på in ser på TV?

In Norwegian, some verbs require a preposition to connect them to their object. For se, adding på turns it into se på, meaning “to watch” or “to look at.” Technically se TV is less correct, even if you sometimes hear it in casual speech.

Why is TV capitalized and abbreviated?

TV is an international abbreviation for “television.” Norwegian borrows it directly, so it remains uppercase just like in English. It’s pronounced roughly tee-vee or more natively tē-vē.

How do you pronounce hver kveld?

hver is often pronounced /vær/ (the h is silent in many dialects). kveld is pronounced /kʋɛld/. Together it sounds like “vær kvel(d)”, with a soft or almost silent d at the end.

Why is it hver kveld and not hver kvelden?