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Toalettet er rent.

Toalettet er rent.
The toilet is clean.
FromLesson 12inHardcore Norwegian
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Breakdown of Toalettet er rent.

være
to be
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

How do you make the sentence negative?

Place ikke (not) after the verb er:
Toalettet er ikke rent.
(“The toilet is not clean.”)

How can you turn this into a question, “Is the toilet clean?”

Invert subject and verb (V2 word order):
Er toalettet rent?

How would you say “The toilets are clean”?

Use the definite plural noun and the plural adjective:
Toalettene er rene.
• toaletter = toilets (indefinite plural)
• -ne suffix makes it definite plural (toalettene)
• rene = plural adjective form of ren

How is toalettet er rent pronounced, and where is the stress?

Approximate English‐style pronunciation:
too-ah-LET-teh er rent
Stress on the LET syllable of toalettet and on rent. The final t in rent is often very lightly released.

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