Kvinnen får komplimentet.

the woman

Breakdown of Kvinnen får komplimentet.

• få: to get
• komplimentet: the compliment

Questions & Answers about Kvinnen får komplimentet.

Why does kvinnen mean the woman and not just woman?

In Norwegian, definiteness is often built into the noun itself by adding an ending.

• kvinne = woman
• kvinnen = the woman

The ending -n here marks the noun as definite. This is very common in Norwegian.

Why does komplimentet mean the compliment?

Just like kvinnen, komplimentet has a definite ending.

• et kompliment = a compliment
• komplimentet = the compliment

The noun kompliment is a neuter noun, so its definite singular ending is -et.

Why is there no separate word for the before kvinnen or komplimentet?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word in front.

So:

• English: the woman

• Norwegian: kvinnen

• English: the compliment
• Norwegian: komplimentet

A separate word like den/det can appear in some other structures, especially when an adjective is included, for example:

• den snille kvinnen = the kind woman

But in your sentence, no separate article is needed.