Vinden kommer fra øst.

The wind comes from the east.

Breakdown of Vinden kommer fra øst.

• komme: to come
• fra: from
• vinden: the wind
• øst: east

Questions & Answers about Vinden kommer fra øst.

Why is it vinden and not just vind?

Vind means wind in a general sense.

Vinden means the wind. The ending -en is the definite article added to the noun, so Norwegian often says the wind as one word instead of using a separate word like English the.

• vind = wind
• vinden = the wind

So Vinden kommer fra øst literally starts with The wind...

What does kommer mean here?

Kommer is the present tense of å komme, which usually means to come.

Here it literally means comes, so the sentence is literally:

The wind comes from east

In natural English, we usually say The wind is coming from the east or The wind comes from the east.

With weather and wind, Norwegian commonly uses kommer fra to describe direction.

Why does Norwegian use kommer fra øst for wind direction?

This is just a normal Norwegian way to talk about where the wind is blowing from.

So:

• Vinden kommer fra øst = the wind comes from the east
• In natural weather English, that means an easterly wind or the wind is coming from the east

Another common verb is blåser:

• Det blåser fra øst = It is blowing from the east

Both are natural, but kommer fra øst is very straightforward and easy to understand.