Word
Forretningsmannen møter kunden.
Meaning
The businessman meets the customer.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Forretningsmannen møter kunden.
møte
to meet
kunden
the customer
forretningsmannen
the businessman
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Questions & Answers about Forretningsmannen møter kunden.
Why do both forretningsmannen and kunden end in -en?
Because both nouns are in the definite singular form in Bokmål.
- en forretningsmann = a businessman
- forretningsmannen = the businessman
- en kunde = a customer
- kunden = the customer
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added as a suffix to the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.
How is forretningsmannen built up?
It is a compound noun:
- forretning = business
- mann = man
So:
- forretningsmann = businessman
- forretningsmannen = the businessman
The -s- in the middle is a linking sound often used in compounds.
What form is møter, and what tense is the sentence in?
Møter is the present tense of the verb å møte = to meet.
So:
- å møte = to meet
- møter = meets / is meeting / meet
In Norwegian, the present tense can often cover both simple present and present progressive, depending on context. So this sentence could mean:
- The businessman meets the customer
- The businessman is meeting the customer