Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Å skje = To happen (Uke 41)


Roald Amundsen and his crew aboard the Gjøa, upon arrival at Nome in 1906. Back, from left, Godfred Hansen, Anton Lund, ?, ?; front, Amundsen, Peder Ristvedt, Adolf Henrik Lindstrøm, Helmer Hansen.

The week's verb is "å skje", to happen. This intransitive verb is almost always accompanied by a pronoun subject such as "det", "noe", or "hva".

å skje = to happen (infinitive form)
det skjer = it happens (present tense)
det skjedde = it happened (past tense)
det har skjedd = it has happened (past participle)

Du blandet bleikemiddel med ammoniakk! Hva trodde du ville skje?
You mixed bleach with ammonia! What did you think would happen?

Amundsens sjøreise gjennom Nordvestpassasjen skjedde i 1906.
Amundsen’s voyage through the Northwest Passage occurred in 1906.

Jeg så Terje gå hjem fra skole idag. Hva har skjedd med sykkelen hans?
I saw Terje walking home from school today. What has happened to his bicycle?

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