Resultatet er overraskende.

The result is surprising.

Breakdown of Resultatet er overraskende.

• være: to be
• resultatet: the result
• overraskende: surprising

Questions & Answers about Resultatet er overraskende.

Why does resultatet end in -et?

Because resultatet is the definite singular form of the noun resultat.

• et resultat = a result
• resultatet = the result

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front, so -et here means the.

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Why is it et resultat and not en resultat?

Because resultat is a neuter noun in Norwegian.

Norwegian nouns have grammatical gender, and one common article for neuter nouns is et:

• et resultat = a result

So the full pattern is:

• et resultat = a result
• resultatet = the result

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What does er mean here?