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Hunden er frisk.

Hunden er frisk.
The dog is healthy.
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Breakdown of Hunden er frisk.

være
to be
hunden
the dog
frisk
healthy
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Questions & Answers about Hunden er frisk.

What does "Hunden" mean, and why is it written as one word instead of two as in English?
"Hunden" means "the dog." In Norwegian, the definite article is appended to the noun as a suffix. Instead of having a separate word for "the," Norwegian forms the definite version by adding "-en" to "hund," resulting in "hunden."
What is the function of the word "er" in the sentence?
The word "er" is the present tense form of the verb "å være," which means "to be." It acts as the linking verb in the sentence, equivalent to "is" in English, connecting the subject ("hunden") with the predicate ("frisk").
How does the adjective "frisk" function in this sentence?
"Frisk" is a predicate adjective that describes the subject. In this context, it means "healthy." Because it follows the verb "er," it directly attributes the quality of being healthy to "hunden."
Is the word order in "Hunden er frisk" similar to English sentence structure?
Yes, it is. The sentence follows a Subject-Verb-Predicate structure—"Hunden" (subject), "er" (verb), and "frisk" (predicate adjective)—which is very similar to the common English order in the sentence "The dog is healthy."
How would you change the sentence to express "A dog is healthy" instead of "The dog is healthy"?
To say "A dog is healthy," you must use the indefinite form of "hund." The sentence becomes "En hund er frisk," where "en" functions as the indefinite article (comparable to "a" in English).