Presten er i kirken.

to be

Breakdown of Presten er i kirken.

• i: in
• kirken: the church
• presten: the priest

Questions & Answers about Presten er i kirken.

Why is there no separate word for the in Presten and kirken?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word.

• prest = priest
• presten = the priest
• kirke = church
• kirken = the church

So Presten er i kirken uses two definite nouns: the priest and the church.

What are the basic dictionary forms of presten and kirken?

The basic forms are:

• en prest = a priest
• en kirke = a church

The forms in the sentence are the definite singular forms:

• presten = the priest
• kirken = the church

So if you look these words up, you would usually look for prest and kirke.

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