Word of the day = Pai (Dagens ord)

Eplepai. Kild: Martha Stewart.

The Word of the Day for today -- Thanksgiving Day in the US -- is pai, "pie": et matrett med fyll av bær, frukt, grønnsaker, kjøtt og andre, innbakt i butter- eller mørdeig, a dish with filling of berries, fruit, vegetables, or meat etc., baked in a pastry or crumble crust.

pai = pie (singular)
paien = the pie (definite singular)
paier = pies (indefinite plural)
paiene = the pies (definite plural)

Mormors eplepai er legendarisk.
Grandma's apple pie is legendary.

Å møte = To meet (Uke 45)

Kaffebrenneriet, in Karl Johans gate. Photo from Beanhunter.

The Verb of the Week for week 45 is å møte, "to meet". It is usually a transitive verb, one which takes a direct object -- that is, the person or thing that is met -- but it can also be intransitive, as when a group "meets".

du møter = you (sing.) meet (present tense)
du har møtt = you have met (present perfect tense)
du møtte = you met (past tense)
du hadde møtt = you had met (past perfect)
du skal møte = you shall meet (future)
du skal ha møtt = you shall have met (future perfect)
du skulle møte = you would meet (present conditional)
du skulle ha møtt = you would have met (perfect conditional)

Marit kan ikke komme -- hun må møte professoren sin om avhandlingen hennes.
Marit can't come -- she has to meet with her professor about her thesis.

Ønsker du å møtes på biblioteket eller i parken?
Do you want to meet at the library or at the park?

Jeg møtte ham på kaffe. Det var ikke en date eller noe.
I met him for coffee. It wasn't a date or anything.