Overnattingsgjesten bruker tøflene.

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Breakdown of Overnattingsgjesten bruker tøflene.

• tøflene: the slippers
• overnattingsgjesten: the overnight guest

Questions & Answers about Overnattingsgjesten bruker tøflene.

What is overnattingsgjesten made of? It looks like a very long word.

It is a compound noun, which is very common in Norwegian.

• overnatting = overnight stay / accommodation
• gjest = guest
• -en = the definite ending for a masculine singular noun

So:

• overnattingsgjest = accommodation guest / overnight guest / lodging guest
• overnattingsgjesten = the overnight guest

Notice the -s- in the middle: overnattings-. That is a common linking s in compounds.

Norwegian often builds long nouns this way instead of using several separate words.

Why is there no separate word for the before overnattingsgjesten?

Because in Norwegian, the is usually added to the end of the noun instead of standing as a separate word.

So:

• gjest = guest
• gjesten = the guest

And similarly:

• overnattingsgjest = overnight guest
• overnattingsgjesten = the overnight guest

This is one of the biggest differences from English.
English uses a separate article: the guest.
Norwegian usually uses a suffix: gjesten.

Why is it tøflene and not just tøfler?