Møtet er i november.

to be

Breakdown of Møtet er i november.

• i: in
• møtet: the meeting
• november: November

Questions & Answers about Møtet er i november.

Why is it møtet and not møte?

Because møtet is the definite form: the meeting.

In Norwegian, definiteness is usually added to the end of the noun:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

So Møtet er i november means The meeting is in November, not just Meeting is in November.

What is the -et ending doing here?

The -et ending marks the noun as:

• singular
• definite
• and in this case, neuter

The base noun is møte, which is a neuter noun:

• et møte = a meeting
• møtet = the meeting

This is very common in Norwegian. The article is often attached to the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

Why is the sentence using er?

Er means is / are / am in the present tense of å være (to be).

So:

• Møtet er i november = The meeting is in November

It works very much like English is here.

Why do we say i november?