Publikum støtter favoritten.

The audience supports the favorite.

Breakdown of Publikum støtter favoritten.

• støtte: to support
• publikum: the audience
• favoritten: the favorite

Questions & Answers about Publikum støtter favoritten.

Why is it publikum and not publikummet or et publikum?

Publikum is often used as a collective noun meaning the audience or the public. In Norwegian, some nouns like this are very commonly used without an article when the meaning is clear from context.

So Publikum støtter favoritten naturally means The audience supports the favorite.

A few useful comparisons:

• publikum = audience / the audience / the public
• et publikum = an audience
• publikummet = the audience, with extra emphasis on a specific audience

In many everyday contexts, the bare form publikum sounds the most natural.

Why does favoritten end in -en?

The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular for a common-gender noun.

The basic noun is:

• en favoritt = a favorite

The definite form is:

• favoritten = the favorite

So:

• Publikum støtter favoritten = The audience supports the favorite

This is a very common Norwegian pattern:

• en bil → bilen
• en lærer → læreren
• en favoritt → favoritten

What form of the verb is støtter?