Barnet ser hesten.

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Breakdown of Barnet ser hesten.

• barnet: the child
• hesten: the horse

Questions & Answers about Barnet ser hesten.

Why are barnet and hesten different, even though both mean the ...?

Because Norwegian usually adds the to the end of the noun instead of putting it in front.

The ending depends on the noun’s gender:

• barn is neuter → barnet
• hest is masculine/common → hesten

So both words are definite, but they take different endings because they belong to different noun genders.

Where is the word the in this sentence?

There is no separate word for the here. In Norwegian, definiteness is usually shown by a suffix on the noun:

• barn → barnet
• hest → hesten

So barnet ser hesten has two definite nouns, even though there is no standalone word like English the.

What is the basic word order in Barnet ser hesten?

It follows the normal pattern:

subject + verb + object

• Barnet = subject
• ser = verb
• hesten = object

So the structure is very similar to a simple English sentence.

What form is ser?