Word
Tøflene står ved gjestesengen.
Meaning
The slippers stand by the guest bed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Tøflene står ved gjestesengen.
ved
at
stå
to stand
tøflene
the slippers
gjestesengen
the guest bed
Questions & Answers about Tøflene står ved gjestesengen.
Why does tøflene end in -ene?
Because tøflene is the definite plural form of tøfler (slippers).
The pattern is:
- en tøffel = a slipper
- tøfler = slippers
- tøflene = the slippers
In Norwegian, definiteness is usually added to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
Why is there no separate word for the in the sentence?
Norwegian often puts the onto the noun itself.
So instead of saying something like the slippers with a separate word, Norwegian says:
- tøflene = the slippers
- gjestesengen = the guest bed
This is very normal in Norwegian. The definite ending does the job that the does in English.
Why does the sentence use står instead of er?