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Questions & Answers about Problemet er alvorlig.
Why does problemet end in -et?
In Norwegian Bokmål, definite singular neuter nouns take the suffix -et instead of using a separate word for the. Problem is a neuter noun, so problemet literally means the problem.
What is er and what role does it play in this sentence?
Er is the present‐tense form of the verb å være (to be). Here it functions as a linking verb—equivalent to English is—connecting the subject problemet to its predicate alvorlig.
Why is the adjective alvorlig not written as alvorligt?
When used predicatively (after a linking verb), adjectives in Bokmål are not inflected for gender or definiteness. So even though problemet is neuter and definite, the predicate adjective remains in its base form alvorlig.
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