Landsbyen velger høvdingen.

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Breakdown of Landsbyen velger høvdingen.

• landsbyen: the village
• høvdingen: the chief

Questions & Answers about Landsbyen velger høvdingen.

Why do landsbyen and høvdingen both end in -en?

Because -en is the usual definite singular ending for many Norwegian masculine nouns.

• landsby = village
• landsbyen = the village
• høvding = chieftain / chief
• høvdingen = the chieftain / the chief

Unlike English, Norwegian often adds definiteness directly to the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

So this sentence uses two definite nouns:

• landsbyen = the village
• høvdingen = the chieftain

Why is there no separate word for the?

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

So instead of saying:

• the village
• the chieftain

Norwegian says:

• landsby + en → landsbyen
• høvding + en → høvdingen

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice. In many simple noun phrases, the ending does the job that the does in English.

What form is velger?