r/norsk • u/dwchandler • Apr 01 '18

Søndagsspørsmål #221 - Sunday Question Thread

This is a weekly post to ask any question that you may not have felt deserved its own post, or have been hesitating to ask for whatever reason. No question too small or silly!

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u/Eworyn Native Speaker Apr 01 '18

"Ikke sant?" implies that you, the speaker, think the statement is correct ("Du har bil, ikke sant?", "You have a car, right?"), while "eller?" sounds more uncertain, it's more often used in a questioning way ("Du har bil, eller?", "Do you have a car, or ... ?").

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u/insertcsaki A2 Apr 01 '18

Awesome! Thank you! :) Is the comma necessary (I mean, is it only grammatically correct that way) before either of them?

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u/Eworyn Native Speaker Apr 01 '18

Yes, I think officially both have to be preceded by a comma, but informally it will vary. I could easily write "Er du klar eller?" ("Are you ready or what?") in a chat with a friend, but in an email or something I would add a comma.

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u/insertcsaki A2 Apr 01 '18

A useful piece of information. Takk skal du ha. :)