| Grammar Notes: Lesson: Norwegian Sentence Breakdown Sentence 1: *En gutt sitter på en tretrapp og spiller fløyte.* - En – indefinite article (masculine/feminine), meaning "a" or "an". - Gutt – noun (masculine), meaning "boy". Infinitive: N/A (noun). - Sitter – verb, present tense of *å sitte* (to sit). Means "sits" or "is sitting". - På – preposition, meaning "on". - En – indefinite article (masculine/feminine), meaning "a" or "an". - Tretrapp – noun (masculine/feminine), compound of *tre* (wood) + *trapp* (stairs/step). Means "wooden stairs" or "wooden step". Infinitive: N/A (noun). - Og – conjunction, meaning "and". - Spiller – verb, present tense of *å spille* (to play). Means "plays" or "is playing". - Fløyte – noun (masculine/feminine), meaning "flute". Infinitive: N/A (noun). Sentence 2: *En katt ser opp på ham.* - En – indefinite article (masculine/feminine), meaning "a" or "an". - Katt – noun (masculine), meaning "cat". Infinitive: N/A (noun). - Ser – verb, present tense of *å se* (to see). Means "sees" or "is looking". - Opp – adverb/preposition, meaning "up" or "upwards". - På – preposition, meaning "at" or "on". - Ham – pronoun (object form), meaning "him". Infinitive: N/A (pronoun). General Grammar Tip: In Norwegian, the present tense often describes both a current action and a habitual action (like English "is sitting" or "sits"). The word order in the second sentence (*ser opp på ham*) places the adverb *opp* after the verb, which is typical for phrasal verbs. Related words not yet explained: *å se ned* (to look down), *å se bort* (to look away), *å spille gitar* (to play guitar). |
