Word
Spleisen dekker prisen.
Meaning
The shared contribution covers the price.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Spleisen dekker prisen.
Why do both spleisen and prisen end in -en?
Because in Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun.
- en spleis = a collection / a pooled contribution
- spleisen = the collection
- en pris = a price
- prisen = the price
So -en here means the.
This is one of the biggest differences from English: instead of putting the before the noun, Norwegian often adds it as a suffix.
What is the basic form of spleisen?
The basic form is spleis.
In this sentence:
- spleis = base form
- spleisen = definite singular
A native English speaker might think of it as:
- spleis = a shared collection / pooling of money
- spleisen = the shared collection
What exactly does spleis mean?