Questions & connectors in Norwegian

Question words come first in a Norwegian question, and the verb follows straight after: Hvor bor du? Hva heter du? Linking words like fordi, men and hvis join ideas together — and some of them change the word order of the clause they start. Mastering these little words is the key to longer, natural sentences.

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21 words

hva what
Hva er det? What is it?
hvem who
Hvem er hun? Who is she?
hvor where
Hvor er stasjonen? Where is the station?
når when
Når åpner butikken? When does the shop open?
hvorfor why
Hvorfor er du trist? Why are you sad?
hvordan how
Hvordan har du det? How are you?
hvilken which
Hvilken buss tar du? Which bus do you take?
hvor mye how much
Hvor mye koster det? How much does it cost?
hvor mange how many
Hvor mange barn har du? How many children do you have?
hva slags what kind of
Hva slags jobb har du? What kind of job do you have?
og and
Hun spiser og drikker. She eats and drinks.
men but
Det er dyrt, men godt. It is expensive but good.
eller or
Te eller kaffe? Tea or coffee?
fordi because
Jeg er hjemme fordi jeg er syk. I am at home because I am ill.
hvis if
Ring meg hvis du kommer. Call me if you are coming.
at that
Jeg vet at du har rett. I know that you are right.
så so, then
Det regnet, så vi ble hjemme. It rained, so we stayed home.
derfor therefore
Jeg var trøtt, derfor la jeg meg tidlig. I was tired, so I went to bed early.
mens while
Hun leste mens han lagde mat. She read while he cooked.
selv om even though
Vi gikk ut, selv om det var kaldt. We went out even though it was cold.
etter at after (+ clause)
Etter at vi spiste, gikk vi en tur. After we ate, we went for a walk.

Forms: Bokmålsordboka, Universitetet i Bergen og Språkrådet, ordbøkene.no, CC-BY 4.0