Barna deler godteriet.

The children share the candy.

Breakdown of Barna deler godteriet.

• dele: to share
• barna: the children
• godteriet: the candy

Questions & Answers about Barna deler godteriet.

Why is it barna and not just barn?

Barn is the basic noun, meaning child. In this sentence, barna is the definite plural form, so it means the children.

A very common pattern in Norwegian is that definiteness is added to the end of the noun:

• et barn = a child
• barn = children
• barna = the children

So the -a ending here is doing the job that the does in English.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the is usually attached to the noun as an ending instead of standing as a separate word.

In this sentence:

• barna = the children
• godteriet = the candy

So both nouns are definite, but Norwegian shows that with endings:

• -a in barna
• -et in godteriet

This is one of the biggest differences from English noun structure.

What form is deler?