Protokollen viser stemmeflertallet.

The meeting minutes show the majority of votes.

Breakdown of Protokollen viser stemmeflertallet.

• vise: to show
• stemmeflertallet: the majority of votes
• protokollen: the meeting minutes

Questions & Answers about Protokollen viser stemmeflertallet.

Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

In Norwegian, the is usually added to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word before it.

So:

• en protokoll = a protocol / a record / a set of minutes
• protokollen = the protocol / the record / the minutes

And:

• et stemmeflertall = a voting majority
• stemmeflertallet = the voting majority

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Instead of saying the protocol, Norwegian often says protokollen.

Why does protokollen end in -en?

Because protokoll is a common gender noun in Norwegian.

Its forms are:

• en protokoll = a protocol
• protokollen = the protocol

For many common gender nouns, the definite singular ending is -en.

A few similar examples:

• en bil → bilen
• en skole → skolen
• en protokoll → protokollen

So -en here marks definite singular.

Why does stemmeflertallet end in -et instead of -en?