Word
Låntakeren leser lånetilbudet.
Meaning
The borrower reads the loan offer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Låntakeren leser lånetilbudet.
lese
to read
låntakeren
the borrower
lånetilbudet
the loan offer
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Questions & Answers about Låntakeren leser lånetilbudet.
Why do låntakeren and lånetilbudet end in -en and -et?
Those endings mark the nouns as definite:
- en låntaker = a borrower
- låntakeren = the borrower
- et lånetilbud = a loan offer
- lånetilbudet = the loan offer
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.
Why is there no separate word for the?
Because Norwegian usually puts definiteness on the noun itself.
So instead of:
- the borrower
- the loan offer
Norwegian says:
- låntakeren
- lånetilbudet
This is one of the biggest differences from English noun structure.
Why does one noun take -en but the other takes -et?