Questions & Answers about Borgeren stemmer ved valget.
Why does borger become borgeren?
Because -en is the usual definite singular ending for many masculine nouns in Norwegian Bokmål.
- en borger = a citizen
- borgeren = the citizen
Unlike English, Norwegian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
Why is it valget and not et valget?
In Norwegian, you normally do not use a separate article together with the basic definite ending.
- et valg = an election
- valget = the election
So valget already contains the idea of the.
A form like et valget would be incorrect in ordinary usage.
What form is stemmer?
Stemmer is the present tense of the verb å stemme.
- å stemme = to vote
- stemmer = votes / is voting
Norwegian verbs do not change according to the subject the way English verbs do. So the same form is used with all persons:
- jeg stemmer = I vote / am voting
- du stemmer = you vote / are voting
- borgeren stemmer = the citizen votes / is voting