Brenningen varer lenge.

The firing lasts a long time.

Breakdown of Brenningen varer lenge.

• vare: to last
• lenge: for a long time
• brenningen: the firing

Questions & Answers about Brenningen varer lenge.

What is the basic form of brenningen?

The basic dictionary form is brenning. In this sentence, brenningen is the definite singular form, so it means the brenning rather than just brenning.

Norwegian often adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

Why does brenningen end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite article attached to the noun. In English, you usually put the before a noun. In Norwegian, you often put the definite article at the end instead.

So:

• brenning = indefinite/basic form
• brenningen = the
  • noun

That -en is doing the job that the does in English.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the before brenningen?

Because the noun already includes the definite article. Brenningen already means the brenning.

In a simple sentence like this, you would not normally add another definite word before it. So brenningen by itself is enough.

What does varer mean grammatically?