Questions & Answers about Nå er jeg vant til mørketiden i forstaden.
Vant til is a fixed expression that means “used to” (accustomed to).
- vant = the past participle of å venne (seg) (to accustom / to get used to). In this expression it functions like an adjective: vant = “accustomed”.
- til = the preposition “to”.
Together:
- å være vant til noe = “to be used to something”
You almost always need til after vant when you mention what you are used to:
- Jeg er vant til mørketiden. = I am used to the dark season.
- Hun er vant til å stå opp tidlig. = She is used to getting up early.
You cannot say Jeg er vant mørketiden – the til is required.
In Norwegian, være vant til works like “to be used to” in English:
- Jeg er vant til … = “I am used to …”
Vant here is not a main verb in the present perfect; it’s a participle used as an adjective, so you combine it with å være (to be), not å ha (to have).
Compare:
- Jeg er vant til mørketiden.
= I am (now) in a state of being used to it.
If you want a form that corresponds more to English “have gotten used to”, you’d use a different verb:
- Jeg har vent meg til mørketiden.
(literally: “I have accustomed myself to the dark season.”)
So:
- er vant til = describes your current state (used to).
- har vent (meg) til = describes the process of becoming used to.