Den vanntette posen holder klærne tørre.

The waterproof bag keeps the clothes dry.

Breakdown of Den vanntette posen holder klærne tørre.

• holde: to keep
• klærne: the clothes
• tørr: dry
• den vanntette posen: the waterproof bag

Questions & Answers about Den vanntette posen holder klærne tørre.

Why is it den and not det?

Because pose is a common-gender noun in Norwegian.

• en pose = a bag
• posen = the bag

When a definite noun has an adjective before it, Norwegian usually uses:

• den for common gender
• det for neuter
• de for plural

So:

• den vanntette posen = the waterproof bag

If the noun were neuter, you would expect det instead.

Why does Norwegian use both den and -en in den vanntette posen?

This is a very common feature of Norwegian called double definiteness.

When a noun is definite and has an adjective before it, Norwegian normally marks definiteness twice:

1. with a separate word like den
2. with the definite ending on the noun, here -en

So:

• en vanntett pose = a waterproof bag
• posen = the bag
• den vanntette posen = the waterproof bag

This is normal Norwegian structure, even though it may feel redundant to an English speaker.

Why is it vanntette and not vanntett?