Word
Vi leser kommentarene i tråden i dag.
Meaning
We read the comments in the thread today.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Vi leser kommentarene i tråden i dag.
What are the grammatical roles of each word in Vi leser kommentarene i tråden i dag?
- Vi – subject pronoun: we.
- leser – finite verb, present tense of å lese: read / are reading.
- kommentarene – direct object, definite plural: the comments.
- i tråden – prepositional phrase of place: in the thread.
- i dag – adverbial phrase of time: today.
So the structure is: Subject – Verb – Object – Place – Time.
Why is leser used here, and does it mean “read” or “are reading”?
Norwegian only has one present tense form for å lese: leser. It covers both English simple present and present continuous, so:
- Vi leser kommentarene … can mean We read the comments … (habit)
- or We are reading the comments … (right now / arranged for today)
The exact nuance (habit vs right now vs plan for today) comes from context and the time expression i dag.
Why is it kommentarene and not kommentarer or kommentaren?