Kortstokken og trekkbunken ligger på bordet.

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Breakdown of Kortstokken og trekkbunken ligger på bordet.

• på: on
• bordet: the table
• ligge: to lie (be located)

Questions & Answers about Kortstokken og trekkbunken ligger på bordet.

Why do kortstokken, trekkbunken, and bordet all have endings like -en or -et?

Those are the definite forms of the nouns.

In Norwegian, instead of usually putting a separate word like the in front, you often add the definiteness to the end of the noun:

• en kortstokk = a deck of cards

• kortstokken = the deck of cards

• en trekkbunke = a draw pile

• trekkbunken = the draw pile

• et bord = a table
• bordet = the table

So the sentence uses definite forms because it is talking about specific things: the deck, the draw pile, and the table.

What is the base form of kortstokken?

The base form is kortstokk.

It breaks down like this:

• kort = card
• stokk = stack / pack / deck

Together, kortstokk means deck of cards.

Then:

• en kortstokk = a deck of cards
• kortstokken = the deck of cards

This is a very common Norwegian pattern: a compound noun plus a definite ending.

What exactly does trekkbunken mean?