Fuglene synger høyt under den blå himmelen.

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Breakdown of Fuglene synger høyt under den blå himmelen.

• den: the
• himmelen: the sky
• fuglen: the bird

Questions & Answers about Fuglene synger høyt under den blå himmelen.

How do we form the plural and definite form of fugl, and why is it fuglene here?

The indefinite plural of fugl is fugler, and to make it definite you add -ne, giving fuglene (“the birds”). We use fuglene because the sentence talks about specific birds.

Why is synger spelled with -r, and how do you form the present tense of synge?

In Norwegian the present tense is formed by adding -r to the verb stem. The infinitive synge (to sing) drops the final -e and adds -r, resulting in synger (“sing”/“sings”).

What part of speech is høyt, and why does it end in -t?

Here høyt is an adverb meaning “loudly” (or “highly”). Many adverbs in Norwegian are identical to the neuter adjective form, which often ends in -t.

Why is the adverb høyt placed immediately after the verb synger?

Norwegian follows a V2 (verb-second) word order. With no direct object, the pattern is Subject (fuglene) – Verb (synger) – Adverbial (høyt) – Prepositional phrase (under …).