Politimannen stopper bilen.

the car

Breakdown of Politimannen stopper bilen.

• stoppe: to stop
• politimannen: the policeman

Questions & Answers about Politimannen stopper bilen.

Why are politimannen and bilen written as one word?

Because in Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

• en politimann = a police officer

• politimannen = the police officer

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car

So instead of using a separate word like the, Norwegian often adds -en, -a, or -et to the noun, depending on the noun.

What are the dictionary forms of the words in this sentence?

The basic forms are:

• en politimann = the noun in its indefinite singular form
• å stoppe = the infinitive verb
• en bil = the noun in its indefinite singular form

In the sentence:

• politimannen is the definite singular form of en politimann
• stopper is the present tense of å stoppe
• bilen is the definite singular form of en bil

What tense is stopper?