Vi stikker nå.

Here stikker means are leaving, are heading off, or are taking off. In everyday Norwegian, å stikke is a very common informal verb for leaving.

So Vi stikker nå is a natural, conversational way to say that we’re leaving now.

Å stikke is the infinitive, meaning to leave or to go off in this context.

But in a full sentence, Norwegian usually needs a conjugated verb.
Here, stikker is the present tense form:

• å stikke = to leave
• stikker = leave / am leaving / are leaving

So:

• Vi stikker nå = We’re leaving now

Norwegian often uses the present tense for something happening right now or very soon, just like English sometimes does.

Compare:

• English: We’re leaving now
• Norwegian: Vi stikker nå

Even though the action may begin a moment later, the present tense sounds completely natural because it refers to an immediate plan or action already in progress.

Nå means now. It tells you that the leaving is happening at this moment or right away.

Without nå, Vi stikker still makes sense and means We’re leaving or We’re heading off, but nå makes it more immediate:

• Vi stikker. = We’re leaving.
• Vi stikker nå. = We’re leaving now.

No, it is usually informal and conversational.

Vi stikker nå sounds natural in speech and casual writing, but it is not the most formal choice. In more neutral or formal language, people might use verbs like:

• å dra = to go / to leave
• å gå = to go / to leave

For example:

• Vi drar nå = We’re leaving now
• Vi går nå = We’re leaving now

Vi stikker nå has a slightly more casual tone, like We’re off or We’re heading out.

Yes. Å stikke has several meanings in Norwegian, so context matters.

Some common meanings are:

• to leave / head off
• to poke
• to stab
• to stick something somewhere
• in some expressions, to pop by briefly or to slip away

That is very common in Norwegian: one verb can have several meanings, and the surrounding words tell you which meaning is intended. In Vi stikker nå, the meaning is clearly we’re leaving now.

In a normal Norwegian main clause, the usual order is:

subject + verb + adverb

So:

• Vi = subject
• stikker = verb
• nå = adverb

That gives:

• Vi stikker nå

Vi nå stikker sounds unnatural in ordinary Norwegian.

A simple learner-friendly approximation is:

vee STIK-er naw

A few notes:

• Vi sounds like English vee
• stikker has stress on the first syllable: STIK-ker
• nå has a vowel somewhat like aw in many accents

Pronunciation varies by dialect, especially nå, but that approximation is good enough for many learners.

Yes. All of these can mean We’re leaving now, but they are not exactly identical in tone.

• Vi stikker nå = casual, conversational, We’re off / We’re heading out
• Vi drar nå = very common, neutral, We’re leaving now
• Vi går nå = also common, often implies physically going away from the place

So stikker is a good phrase to recognize because Norwegians use it a lot in everyday speech.

In a normal sentence like this, yes. Norwegian usually needs the subject to be stated.

So you say:

• Vi stikker nå

not just:

• Stikker nå

In casual speech, people may occasionally drop words in very informal contexts, but as a learner, it is best to use the full sentence with vi.

Usually it matches We’re leaving now better in natural English.

A word-for-word gloss might look like:

• Vi = we
• stikker = leave / are leaving
• nå = now

But the best natural English translation is usually:

• We’re leaving now

because both English and Norwegian commonly use a present form for an action happening immediately.