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Why is pengene plural when English uses money as a singular noun?
In Norwegian, penger is the normal word for money, and it is grammatically plural. So pengene literally looks like the monies, but in natural English it is just the money.
The singular en penge does exist, but it is much less common in everyday use and often means something like a coin, a penny, or appears in fixed expressions.
What does the ending -ene mean in pengene?
-ene is the definite plural ending.
So:
- penger = money / money in general
- pengene = the money / that money
This tells you the sentence is talking about a specific amount of money that is already known from the context.
What exactly does bortkastet mean?
Bortkastet means wasted.
It comes from the verb å kaste bort, which means to throw away or to waste. In this sentence, bortkastet describes the money as something that was wasted.
Why is bortkastet written as one word?