Kausjonisten tilbyr huset som pant.

the house

Breakdown of Kausjonisten tilbyr huset som pant.

• som: as
• tilby: to offer
• kausjonisten: the guarantor

Questions & Answers about Kausjonisten tilbyr huset som pant.

What does kausjonisten mean, and why does it end in -en?

Kausjonisten is the definite singular form of kausjonist.

• en kausjonist = a guarantor / a surety
• kausjonisten = the guarantor

In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

So here, kausjonisten means that we are talking about a specific guarantor, not just any guarantor.

What form is tilbyr?

Tilbyr is the present tense of the verb å tilby, which means to offer.

A few useful forms:

• å tilby = to offer
• tilbyr = offers / is offering
• tilbød = offered
• har tilbudt = has offered

So Kausjonisten tilbyr huset som pant literally has the structure The guarantor offers the house as collateral.

Why is it huset and not hus?

Because huset is the definite singular form of hus.

• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

Hus is a neuter noun, so its indefinite article is et, and its definite ending is -et.

Just like kausjonisten, this shows that the sentence is talking about a specific house.