Breakdown of Jeg tar bilder av solnedgangen.
jeg
I
av
of
ta
to take
bildet
the picture
solnedgangen
the sunset
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Questions & Answers about Jeg tar bilder av solnedgangen.
Why isn’t there an article before bilder?
In Norwegian, plural indefinite nouns appear without an article. If you want to say “the pictures,” you use the definite plural form bildene.
Why does solnedgangen end with -en?
Norwegian marks definiteness by a suffix rather than a separate word. solnedgang means “a sunset,” and solnedgangen means “the sunset.”
Why is the preposition av used instead of fra or på?
When you “take pictures of” something in Norwegian, you use av (“of”). fra means “from,” and på means “on” or “at,” which don’t work for photographing.
What tense is tar, and how is it formed?
tar is the present tense of ta (“to take”). In Norwegian, you form the present by adding -r to the infinitive: ta → tar.
Can I use a more formal verb than tar bilder?
Yes. You can say Jeg fotograferer solnedgangen, using fotografere (“to photograph”) for a more formal or technical tone.
What are the genders of bilde and solnedgang, and how do they affect their forms?
bilde is neuter (et bilde). Its plural indefinite is bilder, and singular definite is bildet.
solnedgang is common gender (en solnedgang). Its singular definite form is solnedgangen.
Is the word order the same as in English?
Yes. Norwegian generally follows Subject-Verb-Object: Jeg (I) tar (take) bilder av solnedgangen (pictures of the sunset).
Could I say Jeg tar et bilde av solnedgangen?
Absolutely. That means “I am taking one picture of the sunset.” You use the singular indefinite et bilde (“a picture”) when you refer to just one.