{"id":2310,"date":"2017-01-31T23:50:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T23:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2017-02-01T01:17:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T01:17:01","slug":"verbs-in-the-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/verbs-in-the-mirror\/","title":{"rendered":"Verbs in the Mirror"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Den ser seg i speilet\u2026 (Photo courtesy of Brianfagan at Flickr<\/a>, CC License.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Koser dere dere?<\/b> (Are you enjoying yourselves?) No, the double dere<\/b> (you guys) isn\u2019t a mistake \u2013 it\u2019s a fun reflex of the Norwegian system of refleksive verb <\/b>(reflexive verbs). There is a difference between I wash myself<\/i> and I wash the dog,<\/i> so speakers of many languges found a way to refer back to \u2026 themselves. A reflexive verb in Norwegian is used with the corresponding reflexive pronoun \u2013 for example \u00e5 kose<\/b> seg<\/b> (to enjoy oneself, to have a good time):<\/p>\n

jeg koser meg \u2013 vi koser oss<\/b><\/p>\n

du koser deg \u2013 dere koser dere<\/b><\/p>\n

han, hun, den\/det koser seg \u2013 de koser seg<\/b><\/p>\n

Note that seg<\/b> corresponds to either himself<\/i>, herself<\/i> or themselves<\/i> in English.<\/p>\n

Some of these verbs are used both with and without the reflexive pronoun: Jeg vasker meg.<\/b> Jeg vasker hunden. <\/b>Many of them, however, are reflexive 99% of the time, and may even change their meaning if you forget the extra pronoun \u2013 be ware! Han reiser seg <\/b>(He gets up) isn\u2019t the same as Han reiser <\/b>(He\u2019s travelling). A few verbs are always <\/i>reflexive, such as \u00e5 grue seg<\/b> (to dread). Here are some very common Norwegian reflexive verbs:<\/p>\n

\u00e5 skynde seg<\/b> \u2013 to hurry<\/p>\n

\u00e5 glede seg<\/b> \u2013 to look forward to<\/p>\n

\u00e5 gifte seg<\/b> \u2013 to marry<\/p>\n

\u00e5 forelske seg<\/b> \u2013 to fall in love<\/p>\n

\u00e5 sette seg<\/b> \u2013 to sit down<\/p>\n

\u00e5 legge seg<\/b> \u2013 to go to bed (Da g\u00e5r vi og legger oss.<\/b> Then we\u2019ll go to bed.)<\/p>\n

\u00e5 kjede seg<\/b> \u2013 to be bored<\/p>\n

\u00e5 konsentrere seg <\/b> \u2013 to focus<\/p>\n

\u00e5 klare seg<\/b> \u2013 to manage, to be allright (Vi klarer oss! <\/b>We\u2019ll be okay!)<\/p>\n

\u00e5 grue seg<\/b> \u2013 to dread<\/p>\n

\u00e5 oppf\u00f8re seg<\/b> \u2013 to behave<\/p>\n

\u00e5 skamme seg<\/b> \u2013 to be ashamed<\/p>\n

\u00e5 pynte seg<\/b> \u2013 to adorn oneself<\/p>\n

\u00e5 \u00f8ve seg<\/b> \u2013 to practice<\/p>\n

\u00e5 sole seg<\/b> \u2013 to sunbathe<\/p>\n

\u00e5 ha p\u00e5 seg<\/b> \u2013 to wear (Hun hadde p\u00e5 seg en blomstrete kjole<\/b>. She wore a flowery dress.)<\/p>\n

\u00e5 like seg<\/b> \u2013\u00a0 <\/span>to thrive (De liker seg i Norge. <\/b>They\u2019re realy thriving in Norway.)<\/p>\n

\u00e5 klippe seg<\/b> \u2013 to get a haircut<\/p>\n

\u00e5 slanke seg<\/b> \u2013 to slim, to get slimmer<\/p>\n

\u00e5 \u00f8nske seg<\/b> \u2013 to wish<\/p>\n

\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Koser dere dere? (Are you enjoying yourselves?) No, the double dere (you guys) isn\u2019t a mistake \u2013 it\u2019s a fun reflex of the Norwegian system of refleksive verb (reflexive verbs). There is a difference between I wash myself and I wash the dog, so speakers of many languges found a way to refer back to…<\/p>\n

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