Hesten løper fort.

The horse runs quickly.

Breakdown of Hesten løper fort.

• løpe: to run
• fort: quickly
• hesten: the horse

Questions & Answers about Hesten løper fort.

Why is it hesten and not hest?

Because -en is the definite article attached to the noun.

• hest = horse
• hesten = the horse

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

Is hesten masculine?

Yes. Hest is normally a masculine noun.

A common pattern is:

• indefinite singular: en hest = a horse
• definite singular: hesten = the horse

In Bokmål, many feminine nouns can also take masculine forms, but hest is straightforwardly masculine.

What form of verb is løper?

Løper is the present tense form of løpe (to run).

So:

• å løpe = to run
• løper = run / runs / is running, depending on context

Norwegian present tense often covers both simple present and what English sometimes expresses with the present progressive.

Why doesn’t the verb change for he, she, or it?