Questions & Answers about Jeg lagrer sykemeldingen i en mappe på kontoret.
What exactly does lagrer mean here, and why isn’t there a separate form for “am storing” like in English?
Lagrer is the present tense of å lagre (“to store / to save”).
Norwegian doesn’t normally use a special continuous form (like English am storing). The simple present covers both:
- Jeg lagrer sykemeldingen i en mappe.
= I store / I am storing the sick note in a folder.
Context tells you whether it’s a one‑time action (right now) or a habitual action:
- One‑time (now): “I am storing the sick note in a folder at the office (right now).”
- Habitual: “I store the sick note in a folder at the office (that’s what I usually do).”
How is the verb å lagre conjugated?
Å lagre is a regular -e verb in Bokmål. Common forms:
- Infinitive: å lagre – to store/save
- Present: lagrer – store(s) / am, is, are storing
- Preterite (simple past): lagret – stored
- Present perfect: har lagret – have / has stored
- Past perfect: hadde lagret – had stored
- Future (with skal): skal lagre – will store
- Imperative: lagre! – store! / save!
Why is it sykemeldingen and not en sykemelding?