Vi forstår omstendighetene.

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Breakdown of Vi forstår omstendighetene.

• forstå: to understand
• omstendighetene: the circumstances

Questions & Answers about Vi forstår omstendighetene.

What does each word in Vi forstår omstendighetene mean?

• Vi = we
• forstår = understand
• omstendighetene = the circumstances

So the whole sentence means We understand the circumstances.

Why is omstendighetene one long word?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of standing as a separate word.

Here, the base noun is omstendigheter = circumstances.
When you make it definite, the circumstances, it becomes omstendighetene.

So:

• omstendigheter = circumstances
• omstendighetene = the circumstances

This is very normal in Norwegian.

What part of omstendighetene means the?

The ending -ene marks the noun as definite plural here.

A simplified breakdown is:

• omstendighet = circumstance
• omstendigheter = circumstances
• omstendighetene = the circumstances

So Norwegian often expresses the by adding an ending to the noun rather than using a separate word.

Is omstendighetene singular or plural?