Tilbehøret ligger på bordet.

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Breakdown of Tilbehøret ligger på bordet.

• bordet: the table
• ligge: to lie (be located)
• tilbehøret: the accessories

Questions & Answers about Tilbehøret ligger på bordet.

Why does tilbehøret end in -et?

Because tilbehør is a neuter noun in Norwegian, and -et is the usual definite singular ending for neuter nouns.

• tilbehør = accessory / accompaniment / side dish / extra equipment
• tilbehøret = the accessory / the accompaniment

So Norwegian often puts the idea of the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

A similar example:

• et bord = a table
• bordet = the table

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Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

In Norwegian, definiteness is often built into the noun itself.

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

• tilbehøret = the accessory / the accompaniment
• bordet = the table

This is completely normal. In this sentence, both main nouns are definite:

• Tilbehøret = the accessory / the side dish / the accessories
• bordet = the table

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Why does the sentence use ligger instead of er?