Hunden forfølger katten.

The dog pursues the cat.

Breakdown of Hunden forfølger katten.

• hunden: the dog
• katten: the cat
• forfølge: to pursue

Questions & Answers about Hunden forfølger katten.

Why do hunden and katten end in -en?

In Norwegian, the definite article the is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

• hund = dog
• hunden = the dog
• katt = cat
• katten = the cat

So -en here marks definite singular for these nouns.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Norwegian usually puts definiteness on the noun itself.

In English, you say:

• the dog
• the cat

In Norwegian, you usually say:

• hunden
• katten

So the sentence does not need a separate word like English the.

What is the dictionary form of the words in this sentence?

The dictionary forms are:

• hund = dog
• forfølge = to pursue, chase, persecute
• katt = cat

The sentence uses inflected forms:

• hunden = the dog
• forfølger = pursues / is pursuing
• katten = the cat

Why is forfølger in the middle?