Mannskapet hjelper politiet.

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Breakdown of Mannskapet hjelper politiet.

• politiet: the police
• mannskapet: the crew

Questions & Answers about Mannskapet hjelper politiet.

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

In Norwegian, the is often attached to the end of the noun instead of standing as a separate word.

• mannskap = crew / staff / personnel
• mannskapet = the crew / the staff
• politi = police
• politiet = the police

So both nouns here are in the definite form.

Why do both mannskapet and politiet end in -et?

The ending -et is a common definite singular ending for neuter nouns in Bokmål.

Here the base nouns are:

• et mannskap → mannskapet
• et politi → politiet

So -et is doing the job that the would often do in English.

What is the dictionary form of mannskapet?

The dictionary form is mannskap.

You would normally list it like this:

• et mannskap = a crew / a team / personnel
• mannskapet = the crew / the personnel

Depending on context, mannskap can refer to a ship’s crew, emergency workers, staff, or a team of workers.

What is the dictionary form of politiet?