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Questions & Answers about Eksplosjonen skjedde i går.
Why is it Eksplosjonen and not en eksplosjon?
Eksplosjonen is the definite form of eksplosjon, so it means the explosion.
In Norwegian, definiteness is often added to the end of the noun:
- en eksplosjon = an explosion
- eksplosjonen = the explosion
This is very common in Norwegian. Instead of usually putting a separate word like English the, Norwegian often attaches the definite ending directly to the noun.
For this noun:
- eksplosjon is a common-gender noun
- the definite singular ending is -en
- so eksplosjon + en = eksplosjonen
What verb is skjedde?
Skjedde is the past tense of å skje, which means to happen.
So:
- å skje = to happen
- skjer = happens / is happening
- skjedde = happened
In this sentence, Eksplosjonen skjedde i går, the verb tells you that the event happened in the past.
Is skjedde a regular verb form?