Breakdown of Det offentlige skiftet har en bostyrer.
ha
to have
en
a
det offentlige skiftet
the public probate
bostyreren
the court-appointed estate administrator
Questions & Answers about Det offentlige skiftet har en bostyrer.
Why is it det offentlige skiftet instead of just skiftet?
Because Norwegian often uses a special pattern when a noun is definite and has an adjective before it.
- skiftet = the probate / the estate settlement
- det offentlige skiftet = the public probate / the public estate settlement
When you add the adjective offentlige, Norwegian normally also adds det in front. So this is a standard definite structure, not an extra word added for emphasis.
What does det mean here? Is it the pronoun it?
Here, det is not the pronoun it. It is the definite article used with a neuter noun in a definite phrase.
So in this sentence:
- det = the
- offentlige = public
- skiftet = the probate / the estate settlement
Together, det offentlige skiftet means the public probate or the public administration of the estate, depending on context.
Why is the adjective offentlige and not offentlig?