Kaninen løper gjennom hagen.

the garden

Breakdown of Kaninen løper gjennom hagen.

• løpe: to run
• gjennom: through
• kaninen: the rabbit

Questions & Answers about Kaninen løper gjennom hagen.

Why is it kaninen and not en kanin?

Because kaninen is the definite form: the rabbit.

In Norwegian, a noun often gets the meaning of the by adding an ending to the noun itself:

• en kanin = a rabbit
• kaninen = the rabbit

So instead of using a separate word like English the, Norwegian usually adds -en, -a, or -et to the noun, depending on its gender and form.

Why is there no separate word for the before kaninen or hagen?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

So:

• hage = garden
• hagen = the garden

This is one of the biggest differences from English. English says the rabbit, but Norwegian usually says rabbit-the, in effect.

A separate definite word can appear too, but usually when there is an adjective:

• hagen = the garden
• den fine hagen = the nice garden

What tense is løper?