Vaktene advarer oss om glatte veier.

The guards warn us about slippery roads.

Breakdown of Vaktene advarer oss om glatte veier.

• om: about
• oss: us
• veien: the road
• vakten: the guard

Questions & Answers about Vaktene advarer oss om glatte veier.

Why is vaktene used instead of something like vakter?

Vaktene is the definite plural form of vakt (“guard”). Norwegian nouns have both indefinite and definite forms.

• Indefinite plural: vakter (“guards” in general)
• Definite plural: add -ene → vaktene (“the guards”)

What is the verb advarer, and how is it conjugated?

Advarer is the present tense of advare (“to warn”). Its regular conjugation is:

• Infinitive: å advare
• Present: advarer (jeg advarer)
• Past: advarte (jeg advarte)
• Perfect: har advart (jeg har advart)

Why is the preposition om used after advarer?

In Norwegian, the verb advare often takes om to mean “warn about.” The pattern is:
​ advare noen om noe → “to warn someone about something.”
So advarer oss om glatte veier literally “warns us about slippery roads.”

Why does glatte have an -e ending?