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Questions & Answers about Krangelen virker meningsløs.
Why does krangel become krangelen?
Because Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun.
- en krangel = an argument / a quarrel
- krangelen = the argument / the quarrel
The ending -en is the definite singular ending for a common gender noun in Bokmål.
So krangelen literally means the argument.
What kind of word is virker here?
Virker is the present tense of virke.
In this sentence, virke means seem, appear, or come across as.
So:
- virker = seems / appears
It is acting as a linking verb, connecting krangelen with the description meningsløs.
Why is it meningsløs and not meningsløst?