Norwegian Word of the Day
sove
/SOO-vuh/ • verb — 23rd of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to sleep; to be asleep
Examples
- Jeg trenger å sove tidlig i kveld.
(I need to sleep early tonight.) - Babyen sover i vognen.
(The baby is sleeping in the stroller.) - Kan du prøve å sove nå?
(Can you try to sleep now?)
Synonyms
- slumre
- hvile
Use sove for sleeping at night or napping. Common conjugations: sove (infinitive), sover (present), sov (past), sovet (perfect). It also appears in the idiom "sove på det" meaning "sleep on it" (to wait before deciding).
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