Barnet leser om ridderen.

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Breakdown of Barnet leser om ridderen.

• barnet: the child
• lese: to read
• ridderen: the knight

Questions & Answers about Barnet leser om ridderen.

Why is it barnet and not just barn?

Because barnet is the definite singular form of barn.

• barn = a child / child
• barnet = the child

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

Also, barn is a neuter noun, so its definite ending is -et.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the is usually built into the noun as a suffix.

So instead of:

• English: the child
• Norwegian: barnet

And instead of:

• English: the knight
• Norwegian: ridderen

This is one of the biggest differences from English. Norwegian often uses an ending where English uses a separate article.

Why is it ridderen?

Ridderen is the definite singular form of ridder.

• ridder = a knight
• ridderen = the knight

For many common gender nouns in Bokmål, the definite singular ending is -en.

So:

• en ridder = a knight
• ridderen = the knight