Kuppelen dekker bygningen.

the building

Breakdown of Kuppelen dekker bygningen.

• dekke: to cover
• kuppelen: the dome

Questions & Answers about Kuppelen dekker bygningen.

Why do both nouns end in -en: kuppelen and bygningen?

Because both nouns are in the definite singular form in Bokmål.

• en kuppel = a dome
• kuppelen = the dome
• en bygning = a building
• bygningen = the building

So the sentence is talking about a specific dome and a specific building, not just any dome or any building.

What is the basic word order in Kuppelen dekker bygningen?

The word order is the normal Norwegian subject–verb–object pattern:

• Kuppelen = subject
• dekker = verb
• bygningen = object

So it works like English:

• The dome / covers / the building

This is one of the most common sentence patterns in Norwegian.

What form of the verb is dekker?

Dekker is the present tense of å dekke.

Examples:

• å dekke = to cover
• dekker = covers / is covering
• dekket = covered / has covered depending on context as a past participle

In this sentence, dekker means covers.