Plantene spirer nå.

now

Breakdown of Plantene spirer nå.

• planten: the plant
• spire: to germinate; sprout

Questions & Answers about Plantene spirer nå.

Why is it plantene and not planter?

Plantene is the definite plural form of plante (plant).

• en plante = a plant
• planten = the plant
• planter = plants
• plantene = the plants

So Plantene spirer nå specifically means the plants are sprouting now, not just plants are sprouting now in a general sense.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word before it.

So instead of saying:

• the plants

Norwegian says:

• plantene

This is very common in Norwegian:

• boken = the book
• huset = the house
• bilene = the cars

What form is spirer?