Det er greit at vi møtes i morgen.

to be

Breakdown of Det er greit at vi møtes i morgen.

• vi: we
• det: it
• at: that

Questions & Answers about Det er greit at vi møtes i morgen.

Why does the sentence start with Det? What does Det er do here?

In Det er greit at vi møtes i morgen, Det is a dummy/placeholder subject (like English It in It’s fine that…). Norwegian often requires something in the subject position, so Det er + adjective + at‑clause is a very common pattern:

• Det er greit at … = It’s fine/OK that …
• Det er viktig at … = It’s important that …
• Det er rart at … = It’s strange that …

Here Det doesn’t refer to a specific thing; it just introduces the evaluation greit.

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What is the role of at in at vi møtes i morgen?

At introduces a subordinate clause (a content clause) meaning that:

• Det er greit at [vi møtes i morgen]. = It’s fine that [we meet tomorrow].

In everyday Norwegian, at is sometimes omitted in speech in some contexts, but in this structure it’s very normal to keep it, especially in writing.

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