Filmen handler om en tragedie.

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Breakdown of Filmen handler om en tragedie.

• filmen: the film
• handle om: to be about
• tragedien: the tragedy

Questions & Answers about Filmen handler om en tragedie.

Why is it filmen and not just film?

Because Norwegian often marks the by adding an ending to the noun.

• film = film
• en film = a film
• filmen = the film

So Filmen handler om en tragedie starts with the film, not just film in a general sense.

What does handler om mean here?

Here, handler om means is about.

So Filmen handler om ... is a very common way to say that a movie, book, article, or story is about something.

Examples:

• Boken handler om krigen. = The book is about the war.
• Serien handler om en familie. = The series is about a family.

Even though handle can look a little like English handle, that is not the meaning here.

Why is om needed after handler?

Because in this meaning, handle normally goes with om.

• handle om = to be about

So you should learn handler om as a set expression.

Without om, the sentence would not mean the same thing.

Why is it en tragedie and not tragedien?