Kjøretøyet har registreringsnummeret.

to have

Breakdown of Kjøretøyet har registreringsnummeret.

• kjøretøyet: the vehicle
• registreringsnummeret: the vehicle registration number

Questions & Answers about Kjøretøyet har registreringsnummeret.

Why do both kjøretøyet and registreringsnummeret end in -et?

Because both nouns are in the definite singular form, and both are neuter nouns.

• et kjøretøy = a vehicle

• kjøretøyet = the vehicle

• et registreringsnummer = a registration number
• registreringsnummeret = the registration number

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

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Why isn’t there a separate word for the?

Norwegian usually attaches the directly to the noun.

So instead of saying something like:

• the vehicle

Norwegian says:

• kjøretøyet

This is very common in Scandinavian languages. The ending shows definiteness:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car
• et hus = a house
• huset = the house

In your sentence, both nouns are definite, so both get the definite ending.

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What gender is kjøretøy, and how can I tell?