Jeg tørker hendene mine med håndkleet før jeg går ut.

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Breakdown of Jeg tørker hendene mine med håndkleet før jeg går ut.

• med: with
• før: before
• min: my

Questions & Answers about Jeg tørker hendene mine med håndkleet før jeg går ut.

Why does Norwegian use jeg for I instead of capitalizing it like English?

In Norwegian, the first-person pronoun jeg is not capitalized unless it starts a sentence. Capitalizing I is a special rule in English, not a general rule across languages.

What does the verb tørker mean here, and what is its infinitive form?

tørker means (I) dry / am drying. The infinitive is å tørke (to dry).
In present tense, many Norwegian verbs add -r: tørke → tørker.

Why is it hendene and not hender?

hendene is definite plural: the hands.

• en hånd = a hand
• hender = hands (indefinite plural)
• hendene = the hands (definite plural)

Norwegian often prefers the definite form where English might still use a possessive: I dry my hands → Jeg tørker hendene mine (literally I dry the hands my).

What’s the difference between hendene mine and mine hender?