Bien lager honning.

The bee makes honey.

Breakdown of Bien lager honning.

• lage: to make
• honningen: the honey
• bien: the bee

Questions & Answers about Bien lager honning.

Why is bie written as bien here?

The basic noun is bie, meaning bee.
Bien is the definite singular form, meaning the bee.

So:

• en bie = a bee
• bien = the bee

In Norwegian, the idea of the is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the before bien?

Because Norwegian usually attaches the definite article to the noun itself.

So English:

• the bee

becomes Norwegian:

• bien

That -en ending is doing the job of the.

A separate word like den is usually added when there is an adjective or extra emphasis, for example:

• den lille bien = the small bee

What does lager mean here, and what form is it?