Latest / Learn Norwegian with Fexingo / Norwegian Common Verb - Å Løpe (to Run)
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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another verb today? We've done so many. Luna: Absolutely. Which one are we tackling? Lucas: Today it's 'å løpe' — to run. Luna: Å løpe. Sounds a bit like 'lope' in English. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with the infinitive: å løpe. Luna: Å løpe. Lucas: Good. Now present tense: jeg løper. Luna: Jeg løper. Lucas: Perfect. Can you ask if someone runs? Luna: Løper du? Lucas: Exactly. Løper du? Luna: Løper du? So that's 'do you run?'. Lucas: Right. Now let's add an adverb: raskt. Jeg løper raskt. Luna: Jeg løper raskt — I run fast. Lucas: You can also ask: Løper du raskt? Luna: Løper du raskt? Do you run fast? Lucas: You've got it. Let's do a mini dialogue. I'll be Person A, you be Person B. Hei, løper du? Luna: Ja, jeg løper. Løper du raskt? Lucas: Ja, jeg løper raskt. Flott! Luna: That felt natural. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Norwegian, you might consider supporting the show. We keep it ad-free, and listener support on buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo makes that possible. No pressure, just wanted to mention it. Luna: Yeah, it's a nice way to help if you can. Back to løping! So 'jeg løper' is present, what about past? Lucas: We'll cover past another time. For now, repeat after me: jeg løper raskt. Luna: Jeg løper raskt. Lucas: Løper du raskt? Luna: Løper du raskt? Lucas: Let's practice once more. I'll say the English, you say the Norwegian. I run. Luna: Jeg løper. Lucas: Do you run? Luna: Løper du? Lucas: I run fast. Luna: Jeg løper raskt. Lucas: Excellent. That's our verb for today. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Ha det bra!