Word
Etter frokost feier jeg smuler av bordet og ned i søppelbøtta.
Meaning
After breakfast I sweep crumbs off the table and down into the trash bin.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Etter frokost feier jeg smuler av bordet og ned i søppelbøtta.
jeg
I
og
and
bordet
the table
frokosten
the breakfast
Questions & Answers about Etter frokost feier jeg smuler av bordet og ned i søppelbøtta.
Why is it feier jeg instead of jeg feier?
Because Norwegian main clauses follow the V2 rule: the finite verb usually comes in the second position.
Here, Etter frokost is placed first, so the verb feier must come next:
- Etter frokost feier jeg ...
If you started with the subject, then you would get:
- Jeg feier smuler av bordet etter frokost.
Both are correct, but when you move Etter frokost to the front, the verb has to move in front of jeg.
Why is there no article in Etter frokost?
In Norwegian, names of meals often appear without an article when speaking generally:
- etter frokost = after breakfast
- før middag = before dinner
- til lunsj = for lunch
If you say etter frokosten, it usually sounds more like after the breakfast / after that specific breakfast. So etter frokost is the most natural general phrasing here.
What form is feier?