Meditasjon hjelper ham å holde søvnrytmen mer stabil.

Meditation helps him keep his sleep rhythm more stable.

Breakdown of Meditasjon hjelper ham å holde søvnrytmen mer stabil.

• å: to
• hjelpe: to help
• holde: to keep
• ham: him

Questions & Answers about Meditasjon hjelper ham å holde søvnrytmen mer stabil.

Why is it ham and not han in this sentence?

Norwegian distinguishes between subject and object forms of the 3rd person singular masculine pronoun:

• han = subject form (like English he)
  
  • Han sover. = He sleeps.
• ham = object form (like English him)
  
  • Jeg ser ham. = I see him.

In Meditasjon hjelper ham å holde søvnrytmen mer stabil, ham is the object of hjelper (the one who is being helped), so the object form is required.

You cannot say Meditasjon hjelper han å holde … in standard written Norwegian; that sounds incorrect or very colloquial.

Why do we use å holde after hjelper ham? Is å like the English word to?