Vi avviser påstanden.

we

Breakdown of Vi avviser påstanden.

• påstanden: the claim; assertion
• avvise: to reject; dismiss

Questions & Answers about Vi avviser påstanden.

What does vi mean, and is it always written the same way?

Vi means we.

It does not change for subject/object the way English does with we/us. Norwegian uses vi as the subject form, and the object form is usually oss.

Examples:

• Vi avviser påstanden. = We reject the claim.
• De så oss. = They saw us.

So in this sentence, vi is simply the subject: the people doing the action.

What form is avviser, and what is the infinitive?

Avviser is the present tense form of the verb å avvise.

So:

• å avvise = to reject / to dismiss
• avviser = reject / rejects / am rejecting / are rejecting, depending on context

In Norwegian, the present tense often ends in -r.

A few useful forms:

• å avvise = to reject
• avviser = reject(s)
• avviste = rejected
• har avvist = have/has rejected

So Vi avviser påstanden literally has the structure We reject the claim.

Why is there no word for the before påstanden?