Questions & Answers about Prisen er ekstremt høy.
Why is prisen one word, and what does the -en mean?
In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun.
- pris = price
- prisen = the price
So -en is the definite ending for many masculine nouns in Bokmål. Instead of using a separate word like English the, Norwegian often adds the ending directly to the noun.
Why is it er here?
Er is the present tense of å være (to be).
So:
- jeg er = I am
- du er = you are
- prisen er = the price is
Norwegian does not change the present-tense form depending on the subject the way English does. It is just er for all persons.
Why is it ekstremt and not ekstrem?