Politiet undersøker den mistenkelige pakken.

the package

Breakdown of Politiet undersøker den mistenkelige pakken.

• den: the
• undersøke: to investigate; examine
• politiet: the police

Questions & Answers about Politiet undersøker den mistenkelige pakken.

Why is it politiet and not just politi?

Because -et is the definite ending here.

• politi = police / a police force in a general sense
• politiet = the police

In Norwegian, definiteness is often built into the noun itself instead of using a separate word like the.

So:

• politi = police
• politiet = the police

In this sentence, politiet is the subject: the police.

Why is there no separate word for the before politiet?

Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

So instead of saying something like the police, Norwegian often says:

• politi
  • -et = politiet

This is very common:

• bil = car

• bilen = the car

• pakke = package
• pakken = the package

So politiet already contains the meaning the police.

What is the base form of undersøker?