Toalettet er rent.

to be

Breakdown of Toalettet er rent.

• ren: clean
• toalettet: the toilet

Questions & Answers about Toalettet er rent.

Why is toalettet used instead of just toalett, and why isn’t there a separate word for “the”?

In Norwegian Bokmål the definite article is attached to the noun as a suffix rather than a separate word. Toalett means “toilet” (indefinite), and because it is a neuter noun you add -et to form the definite singular: toalettet (“the toilet”).

What gender is toalett, and how does that affect the forms of the noun and adjective?

Toalett is a neuter‐gender noun. That influences:
• the indefinite article you use (et toalett)
• the definite suffix on the noun (toalettet)
• the adjective agreement: neuter singular adjectives take -t (hence rent instead of ren).

Why is the adjective ren spelled rent in this sentence?

Norwegian adjectives agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe. The base form ren is for common‐gender singular. For neuter singular you add -t, giving rent to match the neuter noun toalettet.

How would you say “A toilet is clean” in Norwegian?

Et toalett er rent.
• Et = neuter indefinite article
• toalett = toilet
• rent = neuter singular adjective form of ren