Forkleet er rent.

The apron is clean.

Breakdown of Forkleet er rent.

• være: to be
• ren: clean
• forkleet: the apron

Questions & Answers about Forkleet er rent.

Why is forkleet translated as the apron and not just apron?

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• forkle = an apron / apron
• forkleet = the apron

So in this sentence, forkleet is the definite singular form.

What is the base form of forkleet?

The base form is forkle, which means apron.

In dictionary form, you would normally look up the noun as:

• et forkle = an apron

Then the definite singular becomes:

• forkleet = the apron

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

In Norwegian, definiteness is often built into the noun itself by adding an ending.

English:

• the apron

Norwegian:

• forkleet

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Instead of writing a separate article before the noun, Norwegian often uses a suffix.