Arvingen henter skifteattesten.

The heir picks up the probate certificate.

Breakdown of Arvingen henter skifteattesten.

• hente: to pick up
• arvingen: the heir
• skifteattesten: the probate certificate

Questions & Answers about Arvingen henter skifteattesten.

Where is the word the in this sentence?

In Norwegian, the is usually not a separate word. Instead, it is attached to the end of the noun.

So:

• arving = an heir
• arvingen = the heir
• skifteattest = a probate certificate
• skifteattesten = the probate certificate

That is why both nouns already include the meaning of the.

Why do both nouns end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite singular ending for many common-gender nouns in Bokmål.

Here:

• en arving → arvingen
• en skifteattest → skifteattesten

So -en is not random. It shows that each noun is definite and singular.

Why is it -en and not -et?

Because both arving and skifteattest are common-gender nouns, not neuter nouns.

In Bokmål:

• many common-gender nouns take -en in the definite singular
• neuter nouns usually take -et

For example:

• en bil → bilen
• et hus → huset

So arvingen and skifteattesten use -en because their nouns are not neuter.