Word
Politiet erklærer bygningen trygg.
Meaning
The police declare the building safe.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Politiet erklærer bygningen trygg.
trygg
safe
bygningen
the building
politiet
the police
erklære
to declare
Questions & Answers about Politiet erklærer bygningen trygg.
Why is it politiet and not politi?
Politiet is the definite form of politi.
In this sentence, politiet means the police as an institution or authority, not one individual police officer.
- et politi = a police force / a police authority
- politiet = the police
This is very common in Norwegian: the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.
So:
- politi = police
- politiet = the police
Why does bygning become bygningen?
Because bygningen is the definite singular form: the building.
Bygning is a common-gender noun:
- en bygning = a building
- bygningen = the building
Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun:
- en bil → bilen
- en bok → boka/boken
- en bygning → bygningen
So bygningen is not a different word, just the definite form of bygning.
What tense is erklærer?