Steingodset er mindre etter krympingen.

to be

Breakdown of Steingodset er mindre etter krympingen.

• etter: after
• mindre: smaller
• steingodset: the stoneware

Questions & Answers about Steingodset er mindre etter krympingen.

Why does steingodset end in -et?

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• steingods = stoneware
• steingodset = the stoneware

The noun steingods is neuter, so the definite singular ending is -et.

This is one of the biggest differences from English: instead of saying the stoneware, Norwegian often says stoneware-the.

Why is there no separate word for the before steingodset?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the noun itself.

So instead of:

• English: the stoneware

you get:

• Norwegian: steingodset

A separate article can appear in some other structures, especially with adjectives, but not here.

Why is it er and not blir?

Er means is/are, while blir means becomes/is becoming.

In this sentence, er mindre describes the current result or state: the stoneware is smaller after the shrinking.

If you said blir mindre, that would focus more on the change happening:

• Steingodset blir mindre. = The stoneware is getting smaller / becomes smaller.

So er is natural when talking about the state after the process.