Møtet er i juli.

to be

Breakdown of Møtet er i juli.

• i: in
• møtet: the meeting
• juli: July

Questions & Answers about Møtet er i juli.

What does møtet mean, and why does it end in -et?

Møtet means the meeting.

The base noun is et møte = a meeting.
Norwegian often adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

So:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

The ending -et shows that the noun is definite and neuter.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the is usually built into the noun.

So instead of saying something like the meeting with a separate article, Norwegian says:

• møtet

This is very common in Scandinavian languages.

Compare:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car
• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

So møtet already includes the idea of the.

Why is it er?