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Why is it tauet and not just tau?
Tauet means the rope.
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun as a suffix. So:
- et tau = a rope
- tauet = the rope
Here, tau is a neuter noun, so the definite ending is -et.
Why does the sentence use er?
Er is the present tense of å være (to be).
So:
- er = is / are / am, depending on context
In Tauet er langt, it simply means is:
- Tauet er langt = The rope is long
Norwegian uses the same present-tense form er for all persons:
- jeg er = I am
- du er = you are
- han er = he is
Why is it langt and not lang?