Jeg tørker bordet hver dag.

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Breakdown of Jeg tørker bordet hver dag.

• hver: every
• dagen: the day
• bordet: the table

Questions & Answers about Jeg tørker bordet hver dag.

Why is tørker used here, and how do you conjugate å tørke in the present tense?

Norwegian present-tense verbs are very regular. To form the present tense of å tørke (to dry/wipe):

1. Start with the infinitive: å tørke
2. Drop the final -e
3. Add -r

This gives tørker for all persons:

• jeg tørker
• du tørker
• han/hun tørker, etc.

This single form covers both simple present and what in English is the continuous (“I am wiping”).

Why is bordet used instead of bord? What does the -et ending indicate?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often suffixed to the noun. Bord is a neuter noun (an “et-word”):

• Indefinite singular: et bord (a table)
• Definite singular: bordet (the table)

So bordet literally means the table.

Where should I place the time expression hver dag in the sentence?

Norwegian main clauses follow the V2 (verb-second) rule. Time adverbials like hver dag (every day) can go either:

1. At the beginning (before the verb):
   Hver dag tørker jeg bordet.

2. At the end (after the object):
   Jeg tørker bordet hver dag.

Both mean “I wipe the table every day.”

Could I use a different word for “every day,” such as daglig?