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- Lucas: Luna, ready for a brand new verb today? Luna: Always! What's the verb? Lucas: Today we're learning 'å holde'. That means 'to hold'. Luna: Oh, like holding something in your hand? Lucas: Exactly. 'Å holde'. Can you say it? Luna: Å holde. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's try the present tense: 'jeg holder' — I hold. Luna: Jeg holder. Lucas: Great. So if you want to say 'I hold a cup', it's 'jeg holder en kopp'. Luna: Jeg holder en kopp. That's easy. Lucas: Now let's ask a question: 'holder du?' — do you hold? Luna: Holder du? Lucas: Yes. And if you want to ask someone to hold something for you, you say 'kan du holde dette?' — can you hold this? Luna: Kan du holde dette? That sounds useful. Like when I have too many bags. Lucas: Exactly. 'Kan du holde dette?' Picture you're at the store and need an extra hand. Luna: Kan du holde dette? I'll remember that. Lucas: Another common phrase is 'holde døren' — hold the door. For example, 'kan du holde døren?' — can you hold the door? Luna: Kan du holde døren? That's polite. Lucas: Exactly. So let's review: 'å holde', 'jeg holder', 'holder du?', 'kan du holde dette?', 'holde døren'. Luna: Okay, let me try them all. Å holde, jeg holder, holder du, kan du holde dette, holde døren. Lucas: Amazing. You've got it. Luna: Now let's make a little dialogue. Imagine I'm carrying groceries and I say: 'Kan du holde dette?' And you say... Lucas: Ja, jeg holder det. Yes, I hold it. Luna: Ja, jeg holder det. Perfect. Lucas: You know, if this show helps you hold onto Norwegian, it's worth a coffee. Luna: Totally. If Fexingo has helped you, consider supporting at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Honestly, if today's lesson was useful, that's the link. Every bit helps us keep going. Luna: Yeah. And now, let's practise one more time. 'Kan du holde dette?'