The particle nå   (generally /nʌ/) has many different functions. Among these is n↑å↓:, that is, an extended nå which also has rising-falling intonation. Nå↑↓: is used to indicate that a speaker has just now understood, recognized, or realized something which he or she did not understand, recognize, or realize earlier in the conversation. In the example below Fie thus indicates with her n↑å↓: in line 16 that she just now – after Ester’s explanation in lines 13-15 – understands why nobody answered her greeting in line 1 and her Hallo↗ (hello) in line 4. In addition, Fie then goes on to explain how she had originally understood the situation (that someone was playing a joke on her).

In the example above it is quite clear that Fie’s understanding has changed during the conversation. However, n↑å↓: is not by itself evidence that the speaker actually understands, recognizes, or remembers something she didn’t understand, recognize, or remember at an earlier point in the conversation. One can also pretend to have achieved such an understanding precisely by saying n↑å↓:. It seems like this is what Fie does in the next example, where she with a n↑å↓: in line 10 indicates that she knows who Peter is.