Skydekket skjuler horisonten.

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Breakdown of Skydekket skjuler horisonten.

• skydekket: the cloud cover
• horisonten: the horizon

Questions & Answers about Skydekket skjuler horisonten.

What kind of word is skydekket here?

Skydekket is a noun, not an adjective in this sentence. It comes from the noun et skydekke, which means cloud cover or layer of clouds.

The ending -et makes it definite singular, so skydekket means the cloud cover.

So the sentence structure is:

• skydekket = the cloud cover
• skjuler = hides
• horisonten = the horizon

Why does skydekket end in -et?

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

Since skydekke is a neuter noun (et skydekke), the definite singular form is skydekket.

Compare:

• et skydekke = a cloud cover
• skydekket = the cloud cover

Why does horisonten end in -en?

For the same reason: Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun.

Horisont is usually a masculine noun in Bokmål:

• en horisont = a horizon
• horisonten = the horizon

So -en here is the definite singular ending.

Why are there no separate words for in this sentence?