Leirklumpen har en luftboble.

The lump of clay has an air bubble.

Breakdown of Leirklumpen har en luftboble.

• ha: to have
• en: a
• leirklumpen: the lump of clay
• luftboblen: the air bubble

Questions & Answers about Leirklumpen har en luftboble.

Why does leirklumpen end in -en?

In Norwegian, the definite form of many masculine and feminine nouns is made by adding -en or -a/-en to the end of the noun, depending on the word and dialect/writing style.

So:

• en leirklump = a clay lump
• leirklumpen = the clay lump

This is different from English, where the is a separate word. In Norwegian, definiteness is often attached directly to the noun.

Why is there en before luftboble, but not before leirklumpen?

Because luftboble is indefinite, while leirklumpen is definite.

• en luftboble = a bubble
• leirklumpen = the clay lump

So the sentence has:

• the clay lump → definite noun with ending
• a bubble → indefinite noun with article

This is a very common pattern in Norwegian.

What gender are these nouns?

Both nouns here are common-gender nouns in Bokmål:

• en leirklump
• en luftboble

In Bokmål, nouns can be:

• masculine
• feminine
• neuter

But masculine and feminine are often grouped together in practice as common gender when they take en.