Questions & Answers about Lampen blinker om kvelden.
Why does Lampen end with -en instead of just lampe?
In Norwegian, nouns get a suffix to show definiteness. lampe is the indefinite form (“a lamp”), while lampe + -n = lampen is the definite singular (“the lamp”).
What is the infinitive form of blinker, and what does it mean?
The infinitive is å blinke. It means “to blink” or “to flash” (e.g. a lamp blinking on and off).
Why is the present tense blinker and not something like blinket or blinke?
Norwegian has regular verbs that in the present tense take -er. So å blinke (infinitive) → blinker (present). blinket would be the past tense, and blinke is the infinitive.
What does om kvelden mean in English?
Om kvelden translates as “in the evening” or “during the evening.” It indicates a general time period in the evening.
Could you use på kvelden instead of om kvelden, and is there a difference?