Redaktøren leser avisen.

The editor reads the newspaper.

Breakdown of Redaktøren leser avisen.

• lese: to read
• avisen: the newspaper
• redaktøren: the editor

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?

Norwegian transitive verbs like lese (to read) take a direct object without a preposition. So you simply say leser avisen (“reads the newspaper”), parallel to English “reads the newspaper.”

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:

1. Redaktøren (subject)
2. leser (verb)
3. 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?”)