Er det ikke jordbær i kjølebagen også?

Aren’t there strawberries in the cooler bag too?

Breakdown of Er det ikke jordbær i kjølebagen også?

• være: to be
• i: in
• ikke: not
• også: too

Questions & Answers about Er det ikke jordbær i kjølebagen også?

What does Er det ikke jordbær i kjølebagen også? mean structurally?

Structurally, it is:

• Er det ...? = Is there / Are there ...?
• ikke = not
• jordbær = strawberries
• i kjølebagen = in the cooler bag
• også = too / also

So the whole sentence works like:

Isn’t there also strawberries in the cooler bag?
More natural English would usually be:

• Aren’t there strawberries in the cooler bag too?
• Isn’t there any strawberries in the cooler bag too?
• or, in more careful English, Aren’t there any strawberries in the cooler bag too?

Norwegian often uses this er det ...? pattern where English uses is there / are there.

Why does the sentence start with Er det?