Når møtet er ferdig, går vi hjem.

When the meeting is finished, we go home.

Breakdown of Når møtet er ferdig, går vi hjem.

• være: to be
• vi: we
• gå: to go
• møtet: the meeting

Questions & Answers about Når møtet er ferdig, går vi hjem.

What does når mean here, and how is it different from da?

Here når means when.

In Norwegian, når is commonly used for:

• something that happens generally or repeatedly
• something in the present or future

So Når møtet er ferdig, går vi hjem can mean:

• When the meeting is finished, we go home
• Whenever the meeting is over, we go home

By contrast, da is usually used for one specific event in the past.

Example:

• Da møtet var ferdig, gikk vi hjem = When the meeting was finished, we went home

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Why is it møtet and not et møte?

Møtet is the definite form of møte:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

The sentence is talking about a specific meeting that both speaker and listener already know about, so Norwegian uses the definite form.

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Why is the word order går vi hjem and not vi går hjem?