Questions & Answers about Barnet får en belønning.
Why is it barnet and not et barn?
Because barnet is the definite singular form, meaning the child.
- et barn = a child
- barnet = the child
In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
Since barn is a neuter noun, its definite singular ending is -et:
- barn → barnet
Why is there no separate word for the before barnet?
In Norwegian, the idea of the is usually built into the noun itself.
So instead of saying something like the child, Norwegian commonly says:
- barnet
This is very normal in Norwegian:
- en bil = a car
- bilen = the car
- et hus = a house
- huset = the house
So barnet already includes the meaning of the child.
What form of the verb is får?