Vi serverer vinen.

We serve the wine.

Breakdown of Vi serverer vinen.

• vi: we
• servere: to serve
• vinen: the wine

Questions & Answers about Vi serverer vinen.

Why is it vinen and not vin?

Because vinen is the definite form of vin.

• vin = wine
• vinen = the wine

In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front.

So:

• en vin = a wine
• vinen = the wine

That -en ending is very common for masculine nouns in Bokmål.

Why doesn’t Norwegian use a separate word for the here?

In many cases, Norwegian puts the idea of the onto the noun itself.

So instead of:

• the wine

Norwegian often says:

• vinen

This is different from English, where the is a separate word. In Norwegian, the noun usually carries the definite ending:

• bok = book
• boken/boka = the book
• bil = car
• bilen = the car

So vinen is completely normal Norwegian structure.

What tense is serverer?