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Questions & Answers about Sjåføren er uskadd.
Why is it sjåføren and not just sjåfør?
Because -en makes the noun definite singular.
- sjåfør = driver
- sjåføren = the driver
Norwegian usually puts definiteness on the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
Does sjåføren refer to a specific driver?
Yes. The definite form sjåføren normally means a particular driver that the speaker and listener can identify from the context.
For example, in a news report about an accident, sjåføren would mean the driver involved.
What does er mean here?
Er is the present tense of to be.
So grammatically, the sentence is:
- Sjåføren = subject
- er = verb
- uskadd = subject complement / predicate adjective
In other words, er works like English is.
Why is the word order Sjåføren er uskadd?