Word
Ta med helsekortet når du går til legekontoret.
Meaning
Bring the health card with you when you go to the doctor's office.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Ta med helsekortet når du går til legekontoret.
Why does Norwegian use ta med instead of just ta?
Ta means take, but ta med means take along / bring (with you).
So Ta med helsekortet is literally Take along the health card, i.e. Bring the health card.
What kind of form is Ta med ...—a command?
Yes. Ta here is the imperative (command form) of å ta (to take).
Norwegian imperatives are usually just the verb stem:
- å ta → Ta!
- å gå → Gå!
Why is it hels ekortet with -et at the end?
-et marks the definite form (roughly the) for many neuter nouns.
- et helsekort = a health card
- hels ekortet = the health card
In Norwegian, the is usually attached to the noun rather than being a separate word.
What exactly is helsekortet in Norway?