Flytteesken er full.

to be

Breakdown of Flytteesken er full.

• full: full
• flytteesken: the moving box

Questions & Answers about Flytteesken er full.

What does flytteesken consist of, and why is it written as one word?

Flytteesken is a compound noun, which is very common in Norwegian.

It is made from:

• flytte = to move
• eske = box
• -n / -en = the definite ending, so the box

So:

• flytteeske = moving box
• flytteesken = the moving box

Norwegian usually writes these combinations as one word, where English often uses two words.

Why does the noun end in -en?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

So:

• en eske = a box
• esken = the box

And with the compound noun:

• en flytteeske = a moving box
• flytteesken = the moving box

The ending -en shows that the noun is singular definite.

Why is it er and not har?

Norwegian uses er (is) with adjectives the same way English does.

So:

• Flytteesken er full = The moving box is full

You would not normally say har full here, because full is an adjective describing the box’s state, not something the box possesses.