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Questions & Answers about Tinnitusen fortsetter.
Why does tinnitus become tinnitusen?
Because Norwegian usually marks the by adding it to the end of the noun.
So:
- en tinnitus = an/a case of tinnitus
- tinnitusen = the tinnitus
This is called the definite form. In this sentence, -en shows that we are talking about a specific, already known case or symptom.
English uses a separate word (the), but Norwegian often uses a suffix instead.
Why is there no separate word for the?
In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached directly to the noun.
Compare:
- bil = car
- bilen = the car
The same pattern appears here:
- tinnitus = tinnitus
- tinnitusen = the tinnitus
So tinnitusen already includes the idea of the.
What form is fortsetter?
Fortsetter is the present tense of the verb å fortsette.
Important forms are:
- å fortsette = to continue
- fortsetter = continue / continues / is continuing
- fortsatte = continued
In this sentence, fortsetter matches the singular subject tinnitusen.
Why doesn’t Norwegian use something like is continuing here?