Har du noensinne sett dette?

you

Breakdown of Har du noensinne sett dette?

• ha: to have
• se: to see
• dette: this

Questions & Answers about Har du noensinne sett dette?

Why does the sentence start with Har?

Because this is a yes/no question in Norwegian.

The statement would be:

Du har noensinne sett dette.
—but that is not a natural sentence because noensinne is usually used in questions, negatives, or other non-affirmative contexts.

A natural question is:

Har du noensinne sett dette?

Norwegian often forms yes/no questions by putting the finite verb first:

• Har du sett dette? = Have you seen this?
• Kan du komme? = Can you come?

So Har comes first because the speaker is asking a question.

What tense is har sett?

Har sett is the present perfect.

It is made with:

• har = present tense of å ha (to have)
• sett = past participle of å se (to see)

So:

• å se = to see
• ser = see / sees
• så = saw
• sett = seen

In this sentence, har sett works like English have seen:

• Har du sett dette? = Have you seen this?