Questions & Answers about Jeg er nysgjerrig på hva du foreslår.
Why is it "nysgjerrig på" and not just "nysgjerrig"?
In Norwegian, the adjective nysgjerrig typically takes the preposition på to link to what you’re curious about. You can’t drop the preposition here.
- Correct: Jeg er nysgjerrig på hva du foreslår.
- Correct: Jeg er nysgjerrig på filmen.
- Also common: nysgjerrig etter å + infinitive, especially with a verb phrase:
- Jeg er nysgjerrig etter å høre mer. Avoid: Jeg er nysgjerrig hva du foreslår (sounds wrong in Norwegian).
Why is it "hva du foreslår" and not "hva foreslår du"?
Because it’s an embedded (indirect) question. In embedded questions, Norwegian uses normal subject–verb order (S–V), not the inverted V2 order you see in direct questions.
- Direct question: Hva foreslår du?
- Embedded question: … hva du foreslår Also note there’s no question mark in the original sentence because it’s a statement, not a direct question.
Do I ever need "hva som" instead of just "hva"?
Use hva som when “what” is the subject of the clause: