Uttalelsen er tydelig.

The statement is clear.

Breakdown of Uttalelsen er tydelig.

• være: to be
• tydelig: clear
• uttalelsen: the statement

Questions & Answers about Uttalelsen er tydelig.

What form is uttalelsen?

Uttalelsen is the definite singular form of the noun uttalelse.

Compare:

• en uttalelse = a statement / a comment
• uttalelsen = the statement / the comment

So in this sentence, uttalelsen is the subject and means the statement.

Why does uttalelsen end in -en?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

So:

• en uttalelse = a statement
• uttalelsen = the statement

The ending -en is doing the job that English the does.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Norwegian usually marks definiteness with a suffix on the noun itself.

That is why you get uttalelsen, not a separate word before it in this simple sentence.

A separate word such as den can appear, but then it usually has a more specific function, as in:

• den tydelige uttalelsen = the clear statement
• den uttalelsen = that statement or that particular statement

So uttalelsen by itself already means the statement.

What gender is uttalelse?