Breakdown of Jeg må få gjort leksene før jeg legger meg.
jeg
I
før
before
legge seg
to go to bed
måtte
have to
Questions & Answers about Jeg må få gjort leksene før jeg legger meg.
Why is there no å after må?
With modal verbs like må, kan, vil, skal, Norwegian normally uses a bare infinitive (infinitive without å):
- Jeg må gjøre leksene. (not Jeg må å gjøre...)
In your sentence, the “infinitive part” is wrapped inside få gjort, but the same rule applies: må + (bare infinitive structure).
What does the construction må få gjort mean grammatically?
må få gjort is a common pattern meaning something like must manage to get (something) done / must get (something) done.
Structure:
- må (modal: necessity)
- få (literally “get”; here: “manage to / succeed in”)
- gjort (past participle of gjøre)
It adds a nuance of completion and often a sense that it might take effort/time.
Why is it gjort and not gjøre?