Jeg vanner blomster i hagen hver morgen.

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Questions & Answers about Jeg vanner blomster i hagen hver morgen.

How do you conjugate the verb å vanne in the present tense?

Å vanne means “to water.” In Norwegian present tense, you take the infinitive stem and add -r. The form is the same for all subjects:
• jeg vanner
• du vanner
• han/hun vanner
• vi vanner
• dere vanner
• de vanner

Past tense is vann (e.g. jeg vann planter), and the perfect participle is vannet (e.g. jeg har vannet).

Why is there no article before blomster?
Blomster is the indefinite plural of en blomst (“a flower”). In Norwegian, indefinite plural nouns don’t take an article. If it were definite plural, you’d say blomstene (“the flowers”).
Why is hagen in the definite form instead of hage?
When you speak of the garden (a specific garden), you use the definite form. The indefinite is en hage (“a garden”), and the definite adds -n: hagen (“the garden”).
Where can you place the time expression hver morgen in a sentence?

Norwegian follows the V2 rule: the verb must be second.
• Standard: Jeg vanner blomster i hagen hver morgen.
• Fronted adverbial: Hver morgen vanner jeg blomster i hagen.

Both are correct; you only move the verb to follow the fronted time expression.

What is the difference between hver morgen and om morgenen?

Both describe a habitual action in the morning, but:
hver morgen = “every morning,” emphasizing each separate occasion.
om morgenen = “in the mornings,” a more general habitual time frame.

Example:
Hver morgen drikker jeg kaffe. (I drink coffee every single morning.)
Om morgenen drikker jeg kaffe. (Generally/in the mornings I drink coffee.)

How do you pronounce vanner?

vanner is pronounced a like the “a” in “father” [ɑ]
• double nn lengthens the nasal [nː]
-er is a reduced vowel [ə] plus tapped/soft r

How is hagen pronounced?

hagen is h is aspirated [h]
a is long [ɑː]
g like in “go” [ɡ]
-en becomes [ən], with a reduced vowel plus n.