Questions & Answers about Hun møter eksen på kafeen.
Why is it møter and not møte?
Møter is the present tense form of the verb å møte (to meet).
- å møte = infinitive, to meet
- møter = present tense, meets / is meeting
So:
- Hun møter ... = She meets ... / She is meeting ...
Norwegian verbs do not change for person the way English verbs do very much. The same present-tense form is used with all subjects:
- jeg møter
- du møter
- hun møter
- vi møter
Why is there no separate word for the in eksen and kafeen?
In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front.
So:
- en eks = an ex
- eksen = the ex
and:
- en kafé / kafe = a café
- kafeen = the café
This is one of the big differences from English. Instead of saying the café, Norwegian often says café-the, in effect.
What exactly is eksen?