Elon.io is an online learning platform
We have an entire course teaching Norwegian grammar and vocabulary.
Questions & Answers about Han kjøper mat til hunden.
What does Han mean in this sentence?
Han is the subject pronoun in Norwegian, and it translates to "he" in English, referring to a male individual.
What does kjøper mean and which tense is it in?
Kjøper is the present tense of the verb å kjøpe, meaning "to buy." In this sentence, it translates as "buys" (or "is buying"), indicating an action taking place in the present.
What does the phrase "til hunden" mean?
The phrase "til hunden" translates to "for the dog" in English. The preposition til indicates the recipient (or beneficiary) of the action, and hunden is the definite form of hund, meaning "the dog."
How is the definite form of the noun hund formed to become hunden?
In Norwegian, the definite form of a noun is typically created by adding a suffix. For masculine nouns like hund, the suffix -en is added, transforming hund into hunden, which means "the dog."
Why does the noun mat appear without an article in this sentence?
Mat means "food" and is used as an uncountable or mass noun here. In Norwegian, similar to English, uncountable nouns often appear without an article when referring to food in a general sense.
Is the word order in this sentence similar to English?
Yes, the sentence follows a familiar Subject–Verb–Object order: Han (subject) – kjøper (verb) – mat til hunden (object). While the use of suffixes for definite forms differs from English articles, the overall structure is quite similar.