9.22 Indirect Speech
The subordinating conjunction “at (that)” can be used to start a dependent clause that expresses indirect speech. Usually this conjunction comes in the middle of the sentence followed by the dependent clause, so there is normal subject-verb word order.
Direct speech |
Indirect speech |
Aksel sier: |
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| “Jeg er syk.” (I am sick.) |
Han sier at han er syk. (He says that he is sick.) |
| “Jeg føler meg dårlig.” (I feel bad.) |
Han sier at han føler seg dårlig. (He says that he feels bad.) |
| “Jeg må gå til legen.” (I have to go to the doctor.) |
Han sier at han må gå til legen. (He says that he must go to the doctor.) |