Sekretæren skriver beskjeden.

to write

Breakdown of Sekretæren skriver beskjeden.

• beskjeden: the message
• sekretæren: the secretary

Questions & Answers about Sekretæren skriver beskjeden.

Why do sekretær and beskjed have -en added to them?

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• sekretær = a secretary
• sekretæren = the secretary
• beskjed = a message
• beskjeden = the message

So in this sentence, both nouns are definite:

• Sekretæren = the secretary
• beskjeden = the message

This is one of the first big differences from English.

Why is there no separate word for the in the sentence?

In Norwegian, the is often built into the noun itself instead of appearing as a separate word before it.

So English:

• the secretary
• the message

Norwegian:

• sekretæren
• beskjeden

That means the sentence does not need a separate word like English the.

What tense is skriver?