Learn how to ask "Who?"
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| Hei, jeg heter Nora. Hi everybody! I’m Nora. |
| Welcome to NorwegianClass101.com’s “Norsk på 3 minutter”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Norwegian. |
| In the last lesson, we learned how to ask "When" questions in Norwegian. |
| This time, we are going to ask "Who" questions. |
| Imagine you want to ask your friend who the girl just behind him is. |
| Here, the question you can ask is Hvem er hun bak deg? |
| [slowly] Hvem er hun bak deg? |
| So let’s break down this question: |
| First we had: |
| Hvem which is the basic translation of "Who" in Norwegian. |
| er which is "are," the present tense of the verb å være, which we have already studied. |
| hun means "she." |
| And finally bak deg which is "behind you." |
| deg is the object pronoun for "you." |
| All together it is hvem er hun bak deg? |
| So in Norwegian, "Who" is mainly translated as Hvem. |
| For example, if you want to ask "Who are these people?" You could say Hvem er disse menneskene? |
| [slowly] Hvem er disse menneskene? |
| Here's another example: |
| If you are in a museum, you can ask Hvem malte dette bildet? This means "Who painted this painting?" |
| [slowly] Hvem malte dette bildet? |
| Another phrase with hvem that is used a lot is Hvem sin? In this case, the meaning is "Whose." |
| So if you want to ask "Whose pencil is it?" you will have to say Hvem sin blyant er det? |
| If we break down this question, it is- |
| Hvem sin which is "whose" |
| blyant which is “pencil”. |
| Then we have er which is the present tense of the verb å være, which you should know. |
| And finally, det, which means "it." |
| You can also use the word hvem to ask "For whom?" using the phrase til hvem. |
| Let's practice by asking "For whom is this piece of cake?" |
| Til hvem er dette kakestykke? |
| [slowly] Til hvem er dette kakestykke? |
| Now it’s time for Nora’s Insights. |
| If someone that you didn't expect is knocking at your door in Norway, you could ask Hvem er det? before opening the door. |
| This means "Who is it?" |
| However, the most common thing Norwegians say in this situation is just “hallo?” |
| In this lesson, we learned how to correctly use "Who" in Norwegian. |
| The next lesson will be our last of this absolute beginner series. |
| We will deal with the last question word Hvorfor, so I’ll be waiting for you in the next Norsk på 3 minutter lesson. |
| På gjensyn! |
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