Du er alltid velkommen her.

to be

Breakdown of Du er alltid velkommen her.

• du: you
• alltid: always
• her: here

Questions & Answers about Du er alltid velkommen her.

How do you pronounce Du er alltid velkommen her?

You can approximate it in English as
“doo air AHL-teed VEL-koh-men hair.”
Breakdown:
• Du – /dʉː/ (like French u or German ü)
• er – /ær/ (similar to English air, short e)
• alltid – /ˈɑlːtiːd/ (double l is long, tid rhymes with “teed”)
• velkommen – /ˈvɛlkɔmən/ (stress on vel-)
• her – /heːr/ (long e, like “hair” but more closed)

Why does alltid come after er and before velkommen?

In Norwegian main clauses, adverbs of frequency/time like alltid normally follow the finite verb. The typical word order is:
Subject – finite verb – adverb of frequency – complement
So Du (subject) + er (verb) + alltid (adverb) + velkommen her (complement).

Why is it velkommen and not velkomment or velkomne?

Velkommen here is an adjective agreeing with a singular common-gender subject (du). Norwegian adjective endings:
• Indefinite singular common – no ending → velkommen
• Indefinite singular neuter – add -t → velkomment (e.g., et velkomment tiltak)
• Indefinite plural – add -e → velkomne (e.g., gjestene er velkomne)
Since du is singular, you use velkommen.

What’s the difference between and , and why is it here?