Resultatet virker ironisk.

The result seems ironic.

Breakdown of Resultatet virker ironisk.

• virke: to seem
• resultatet: the result
• ironisk: ironic

Questions & Answers about Resultatet virker ironisk.

Why is it resultatet and not just resultat?

Because resultatet is the definite singular form: the result.

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the noun as a suffix instead of being a separate word.

• et resultat = a result
• resultatet = the result

Since the sentence is talking about a specific result, resultatet is the natural form.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Norwegian usually builds the into the noun itself.

So instead of writing something like the result, Norwegian often uses:

• resultatet = the result

This is very normal in Norwegian. English uses a separate article; Norwegian often uses a suffix.

What form is virker?

Virker is the present tense of virke.

So the pattern is:

• å virke = to seem / to appear / to work / to function
• virker = seems / appears / works

In this sentence, it is present tense, so the sentence describes how the result seems now.

Does virker mean works here?