Questions & Answers about Jeg møter henne tilfeldig i byen.
What does møter mean here, and what tense is it?
Møter is the present tense of the verb å møte (to meet).
- Infinitive: å møte – to meet
- Present: møter – meet(s)
- Past: møtte – met
- Past participle: møtt – met
In Jeg møter henne tilfeldig i byen, møter is simple present and can mean:
- a present event: I (am) meet(ing) her by chance in town.
- a habitual action: I (often) meet her by chance in town.
- even a near-future meaning in the right context: Tomorrow I meet her… (though then it wouldn’t really be tilfeldig / by chance).
Norwegian present tense is used quite broadly, similar to English I meet / I am meeting depending on context.
Why is it henne and not hun?