Eleven er utvist fra skolen.

to be

Breakdown of Eleven er utvist fra skolen.

• skolen: the school
• fra: from
• eleven: the pupil

Questions & Answers about Eleven er utvist fra skolen.

Does eleven here mean the number eleven?

No. In this sentence, eleven means the student or the pupil.

It comes from the noun elev = student/pupil, and -en is the definite ending, so:

• elev = a student / a pupil
• eleven = the student / the pupil

So this has nothing to do with the number 11.

Why is eleven translated as the student without a separate word for the?

Because Norwegian often puts definiteness on the end of the noun instead of using a separate article.

Here:

• elev = student
• elev-en = the student

This is very common in Norwegian. Compare:

• bok = book
• boka / boken = the book

So eleven already includes the meaning of the.

Does elev mean any kind of student?

Not quite. Elev usually means a school student or pupil, especially in primary or secondary school.

For a university student, Norwegian more often uses student.

So in this sentence, eleven strongly suggests a school pupil rather than a college or university student.

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