Questions & Answers about Redaktøren leser avisen.
Why does Redaktøren end with -en?
The -en is the definite article in Norwegian for common-gender singular nouns. Instead of placing the before a noun (as in English), Norwegian often attaches it:
• redaktør = “an editor”
• redaktøren = “the editor”
Why is avisen also ending with -en?
Just like Redaktøren, avisen is the definite form of the noun avis. You get:
• avis = “a newspaper”
• avisen = “the newspaper”
What are the indefinite forms of Redaktøren and avisen?
Both are common-gender nouns, so they use en as the indefinite article placed before the noun:
• en redaktør = “an editor”
• en avis = “a newspaper”
Why is there no preposition before avisen to mark it as the object?
What tense is leser, and how is it formed?
Leser is the present tense of å lese (to read). In Norwegian, the present is formed by adding -r to the infinitive:
• lese → leser = “(he/she) reads” or “is reading”
What word order does Redaktøren leser avisen follow?
Norwegian main clauses use the V2 rule: the finite verb must be in second position. Here the sentence is Subject-Verb-Object (SVO), same as English:
- Redaktøren (subject)
- leser (verb)
- avisen (object)
How do you form the plural and the definite plural of avis?
• Plural (indefinite): aviser = “newspapers”
• Plural (definite): avisene = “the newspapers”
How would you turn this statement into a yes/no question?
Invert the verb and subject, keeping the rest the same:
Leser redaktøren avisen?
(“Does the editor read the newspaper?”)
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