Questions & Answers about Politiet leser tiltalen.
Because politiet is the definite form of politi.
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.
- politi = police / a police force
- politiet = the police
The ending -et is the definite ending for many neuter nouns.
In practice, politiet is very commonly used to mean the police as an institution or body.
For the same reason: Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun.
- tiltale = indictment / charge
- tiltalen = the indictment / the charge
So tiltalen already includes the meaning of the indictment. You do not need a separate word like English the.
Grammatically, politiet is treated as singular in Norwegian, even though in English the police often takes a plural verb.
So Norwegian says:
- Politiet leser tiltalen.
Not:
- Politiet lese...
The verb form does not change for person or number in the present tense anyway, but the important idea is that politiet is usually understood as a single institution or collective body.