Prisen er én krone.

to be

Breakdown of Prisen er én krone.

• prisen: the price
• en: one
• kronen: the Norwegian krone

Questions & Answers about Prisen er én krone.

Why does prisen end in -en?

Because pris means price, and prisen means the price.

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun:

• pris = price
• prisen = the price

So Norwegian often uses a noun ending where English uses a separate word like the.

What does er mean here?

Er is the present tense of å være, which means to be.

So here:

• er = is

The sentence structure is very similar to English:

• Prisen er én krone = The price is one krone

Why is it written én with an accent?

The accent shows that én is the number one, not just the article en.

This helps distinguish:

• en krone = a krone or sometimes just an unstressed one krone
• én krone = clearly one krone

In speech, én is usually stressed more strongly than the article.

Why is it én krone and not ett krone?