Barna bråker når de leker.

the child

Breakdown of Barna bråker når de leker.

• de: they
• når: when
• leke: to play

Questions & Answers about Barna bråker når de leker.

What does barna mean?

Barna is the definite plural of barn (“child”).

• Indefinite singular: et barn (“a child”)
• Indefinite plural: barn (“children”)
• Definite plural: barna (“the children”)

What does bråker mean?

Bråker is the present tense of å bråke, meaning “to make noise” or “to be noisy.”
So barna bråker translates to “the children are making noise” or “the children are noisy.”

Why is the verb form bråker the same for all persons and numbers?

In Norwegian, present‐tense verbs do not change with person or number. You always add -r to the infinitive stem:

• Jeg bråker
• Du bråker
• Han/hun bråker
• Vi bråker
• Dere bråker
• De bråker

Why is the pronoun de used instead of dem?

De is the subject form (“they”), while dem is the object form (“them”). In når de leker, de is the subject of the verb leker.

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