Skurken er farlig.

to be

Breakdown of Skurken er farlig.

• farlig: dangerous
• skurken: the villain

Questions & Answers about Skurken er farlig.

Why does skurken end in -en?

Because -en is the definite ending for many singular nouns in Norwegian.

• skurk = a villain
• skurken = the villain

So Norwegian often puts the equivalent of the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

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Why isn’t there a separate word for the in front of skurken?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the noun as a suffix.

So instead of saying something like the skurk, Norwegian says:

• skurken = the villain

This is one of the biggest differences from English. English uses a separate word; Norwegian often uses an ending.

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What is er?

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

So:

• jeg er = I am
• du er = you are
• han er = he is
• skurken er = the villain is

Unlike English, Norwegian uses the same present-tense form er for all subjects.

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Why is it farlig and not farlige?