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Norwegian Vocabulary

å sove

Norwegian word for to sleep

CEFR A2Daily life

Definition

å sove translates to to sleep in English.

Example sentence

Jeg sover åtte timer.

Uses å sove in a typical daily life context.

How to use this word

å sove means "to sleep" in Norwegian. It's a daily life word commonly used in everyday Norwegian. You'll see å sove in conversations about daily life, in textbooks, and in short phrases you'll hear in Norway. As a A2-level word in the CEFR scale, it's one of the first you should learn — master å sove early and dozens of related sentences become instantly easier to follow.

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