Questions & Answers about Bussen er gratis i dag.
What does the suffix -en in bussen indicate, and how do you form the indefinite?
The -en ending marks the definite singular for common-gender (utrum) nouns in Bokmål. Here, buss (“a bus”) + -en = bussen (“the bus”). To say “a bus,” you use the indefinite article en before the noun: en buss.
What gender is the noun buss, and how do you recognize it?
Buss is common gender (utrum) in Bokmål. Common-gender nouns take en as the indefinite article (en buss) and -en as the definite suffix (bussen). Neuter nouns, by contrast, would use et/-et.
Why doesn’t the adjective gratis get an -e or any other ending here?
- When adjectives follow er (“is”), they’re used predicatively and remain uninflected.
- Gratis is an indeclinable adjective—it never changes form for gender, number, or definiteness.
So bussen er gratis stays the same regardless of what it describes.
Where do you normally place a time expression like i dag, and can you move it?