Questions & Answers about Jeg sover nesten ikke om natten.
Why is it sover and not sove in Jeg sover nesten ikke om natten?
Sover is the present tense form of the verb å sove (to sleep).
- å sove = to sleep (infinitive)
- jeg sover = I sleep / I am sleeping (present)
Norwegian uses the same present tense form both for:
- English simple present: Jeg sover nesten ikke om natten = I hardly sleep at night.
- English present continuous: Jeg sover nå = I am sleeping now.
You never use the infinitive sove directly after the subject; you must conjugate it:
- ✅ Jeg sover. = I sleep / I am sleeping.
- ❌ Jeg sove. (wrong)
What exactly does nesten ikke mean here?