Jakken er pent brukt og ikke flekkete.

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Breakdown of Jakken er pent brukt og ikke flekkete.

• og: and
• ikke: not
• jakken: the jacket

Questions & Answers about Jakken er pent brukt og ikke flekkete.

Why does jakken mean the jacket?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the noun as an ending.

• jakke = jacket
• jakken = the jacket

So -en is the definite ending here.
This is very common in Norwegian:

• bil → bilen = the car
• bok → boka / boken = the book

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Norwegian usually expresses the by adding a suffix to the noun instead of using a separate word in simple cases.

So instead of something like the jacket, Norwegian says jakken.

A separate word can appear too, but that is mainly with adjectives:

• jakken = the jacket
• den svarte jakken = the black jacket

Why is it pent brukt and not pen brukt?