Hintet hjelper ved nullpunktet.

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Breakdown of Hintet hjelper ved nullpunktet.

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• hintet: the hint
• nullpunktet: ground zero

Questions & Answers about Hintet hjelper ved nullpunktet.

Why is it hintet and not hinten?

Because hint is a neuter noun in Norwegian:

• et hint = a hint
• hintet = the hint

If it were a common-gender noun, the definite form would usually end in -en, but neuter nouns typically take -et in the definite singular.

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Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the noun as an ending.

So:

• hintet = the hint
• nullpunktet = the zero point

This is different from English, where the is a separate word.

A simple way to think about it is:

• et hint = a hint

• hintet = the hint

• et nullpunkt = a zero point
• nullpunktet = the zero point

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