Rapporten virker profesjonell.

The report seems professional.

Breakdown of Rapporten virker profesjonell.

• virke: to seem
• rapporten: the report
• profesjonell: professional

Questions & Answers about Rapporten virker profesjonell.

What does virker mean here?

Here, virker means seems, appears, or comes across as.

So Rapporten virker profesjonell means that the report gives the impression of being professional. It does not necessarily state that it is objectively professional; it describes how it appears.

Can virker also mean works?

Yes. The verb å virke has several meanings, and context tells you which one is meant.

Common meanings include:

• to seem / appear
  
  • Hun virker trøtt = She seems tired
• to work / function
  
  • Maskinen virker ikke = The machine doesn’t work
• sometimes to have an effect

In Rapporten virker profesjonell, the meaning is clearly seems because it is followed by an adjective, profesjonell.

Why does rapporten mean the report?

Because Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

• rapport = report
• rapporten = the report

The ending -en is the definite singular ending for many common-gender nouns in Bokmål.

Why is there no separate word for the?