Blenderen er åpen.

to be

Breakdown of Blenderen er åpen.

• åpen: open
• blenderen: the aperture

Questions & Answers about Blenderen er åpen.

What does -en in blenderen mean?

The ending -en means the.

So:

• blender = blender
• blenderen = the blender

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front, as in English.

A few similar examples:

• bil = car
• bilen = the car
• hund = dog
• hunden = the dog

So blenderen er åpen literally looks like blender-the is open, but natural English is the blender is open.

Why is it åpen and not åpent or åpne?