Han sier at det er mulig å få rabatt; i tillegg kan vi dele prisen.

to be

Breakdown of Han sier at det er mulig å få rabatt; i tillegg kan vi dele prisen.

• han: he
• vi: we
• å: to

Questions & Answers about Han sier at det er mulig å få rabatt; i tillegg kan vi dele prisen.

Why is there an at after Han sier? Can I drop it?

At is the complementizer “that,” introducing an indirect statement: Han sier at … = “He says that …”. In standard written Norwegian you keep at. In informal speech it’s often dropped when the meaning is clear: Han sier det er mulig å få rabatt …. If you’re unsure, include at in writing.

What’s the word order inside the at-clause?

Subordinate clauses don’t use main-clause V2 word order. The pattern is Subject–(adverb)–Verb:

• Han sier at det ikke er mulig å få rabatt. (ikke comes before the verb in the subclause) Compare the main clause: Det er ikke mulig … (finite verb still comes second).

Why is it i tillegg kan vi … and not i tillegg vi kan …?

Norwegian main clauses are V2: the finite verb must be in second position. When you front an adverbial like i tillegg, the verb comes next: i tillegg kan vi …. If you don’t front it, you can say Vi kan i tillegg dele prisen.

Is the semicolon necessary here? Could I use a comma, a period, or og?