Definition

å forstå translates to to understand in English.

Example sentence

Jeg forstår ikke dette ordet.

Uses å forstå in a typical daily life context.

How to use this word

å forstå means "to understand" in Norwegian. It's a daily life word commonly used in everyday Norwegian. You'll see å forstå 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 forstå early and dozens of related sentences become instantly easier to follow.