Regjeringen presenterer planen.

The government presents the plan.

Breakdown of Regjeringen presenterer planen.

• planen: the plan
• presentere: to present
• regjeringen: the government

Questions & Answers about Regjeringen presenterer planen.

Why does regjeringen mean the government and not just government?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

• regjering = government
• regjeringen = the government

So the ending -en here marks the noun as definite.

Why does planen mean the plan?

It works the same way as regjeringen.

• plan = plan
• planen = the plan

Again, the ending -en is the definite singular ending.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the in this sentence?

Because Norwegian usually expresses the by adding an ending to the noun.

So instead of saying something like the government with a separate article, Norwegian says:

• regjeringen
• planen

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English.

What tense is presenterer?