Jodtabletten ligger ved førstehjelpsutstyret.

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Breakdown of Jodtabletten ligger ved førstehjelpsutstyret.

• ligge: to lie (be located)
• førstehjelpsutstyret: the first-aid supplies
• jodtabletten: the iodine tablet

Questions & Answers about Jodtabletten ligger ved førstehjelpsutstyret.

Why is it jodtabletten and not just jodtablett?

Because jodtabletten is the definite singular form: the iodine tablet.

• en jodtablett = an iodine tablet
• jodtabletten = the iodine tablet

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

For an en-word like jodtablett, the ending is usually -en in the definite singular.

Why does jodtablett become jodtabletten with -en?

Jodtablett is a common-gender noun, also called an en-word.

Its forms are:

• en jodtablett = an iodine tablet
• jodtabletten = the iodine tablet
• jodtabletter = iodine tablets
• jodtablettene = the iodine tablets

So the -en ending is the normal definite singular ending for many en-words.

Why is the verb ligger used here instead of er?