Questions & Answers about Møtet er på onsdag.
Why is it møtet and not just møte?
Because møtet is the definite form of the noun: the meeting.
In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word. So:
- et møte = a meeting
- møtet = the meeting
So Møtet er på onsdag literally matches The meeting is on Wednesday.
What does the ending -et mean?
Here, -et is the definite ending for a neuter noun.
The noun møte is neuter, so its forms are:
- et møte = a meeting
- møtet = the meeting
This is a very common Norwegian pattern. For example:
- et hus = a house
- huset = the house
So in møtet, the -et is doing the job that the does in English.
Why isn’t there a separate word for the?