Servitøren åpner døren forsiktig.

The waiter opens the door carefully.

Breakdown of Servitøren åpner døren forsiktig.

• døren: the door
• åpne: to open
• forsiktig: carefully
• servitøren: the waiter

Questions & Answers about Servitøren åpner døren forsiktig.

What does servitøren mean and why does it end with -en?

servitøren is the definite singular form of servitør (waiter/waitress). In Bokmål you make a common‐gender noun definite by adding -en (en servitør → servitøren, “the waiter”).

Why is the verb åpner here, and not åpne?

åpne is the infinitive (“to open”). To form the present tense in Norwegian, you add -r to the infinitive: åpne → åpner (“opens” / “is opening”).

What does døren mean, and why isn’t it en dør?

døren is the definite singular of dør (door). en dør means “a door,” while døren means “the door” (referring to a specific door already known in context).

How do you know the gender of dør, and why is its definite form døren?

dør is a common‐gender noun in Bokmål. Common‐gender nouns normally take en as the indefinite article (en dør) and -en as the definite suffix (døren). Some dialects or Nynorsk use -a (døra), but standard Bokmål uses døren.