Klesstativet står ute.

The clothes rack is outside.

Breakdown of Klesstativet står ute.

• ute: outside
• stå: to stand
• klesstativet: the clothes rack

Questions & Answers about Klesstativet står ute.

Why is klesstativet one long word?

Because Norwegian very often forms nouns as compounds written as a single word.

Here:

• kles = clothes
• stativ = rack / stand

So klesstativ is clothes rack or drying rack as one word, not two.

This is much more common in Norwegian than in English.

What does the -et at the end of klesstativet mean?

The -et is the definite article attached to the noun. It means the.

So:

• et klesstativ = a clothes rack
• klesstativet = the clothes rack

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

What gender is klesstativ, and why does it use -et?

Klesstativ is a neuter noun.

That gives these forms:

• et klesstativ = an/a clothes rack
• klesstativet = the clothes rack

The ending -et is the normal definite singular ending for many neuter nouns.

Why does the sentence use står instead of er?