Bagasjelappen er blå.

The baggage tag is blue.

Breakdown of Bagasjelappen er blå.

• være: to be
• blå: blue
• bagasjelappen: the baggage tag

Questions & Answers about Bagasjelappen er blå.

Why does bagasjelappen end in -en?

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article on the end of the noun.

• en bagasjelapp = a baggage tag
• bagasjelappen = the baggage tag

So the ending -en here means the.

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Why is there no separate word for the?

In a simple noun phrase, Norwegian normally does not use a separate word for the the way English does. The definiteness is built into the noun itself.

So:

• bagasjelappen = the baggage tag

You do often get an extra definite word when there is an adjective before the noun:

• den blå bagasjelappen = the blue baggage tag

That is a very common Norwegian pattern called double definiteness.

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What is the dictionary form of bagasjelappen?

The dictionary form is en bagasjelapp.

That means:

• en = the indefinite article for this noun
• bagasjelapp = baggage tag

Then the definite singular form becomes bagasjelappen.

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Why is bagasjelappen written as one word?