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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

hen.

used with a verb, indicating a movement towards or to something.

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adv
  1. used with a verb, indicating a movement towards or to something.

  2. where

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German hen, henne.

pron
  1. they

    gender-neutral · personal · pronoun · singular · third-person
    Hvis noen kjører over fartsgrensen, må hen betale en bot.
    Kommer studenten for sent, må hen vente ute.
Where this word comes from

Through Swedish hen from Finnish hän.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.