Tåken er tykk om morgenen.

The fog is thick in the morning.

Breakdown of Tåken er tykk om morgenen.

• være: to be
• tåken: the fog
• tykk: thick
• om morgenen: in the morning

Questions & Answers about Tåken er tykk om morgenen.

Why does Tåken have -en at the end?

In Norwegian Bokmål the definite article for common-gender nouns is suffixed rather than placed before the noun. So tåke means “a fog,” and adding -en (“the”) gives you tåken = “the fog.”

What sound does the letter å represent, and how do I pronounce Tåken er tykk om morgenen?

The letter å is pronounced roughly like the “o” in English more, but a bit shorter and rounder. A simple approximation of the full sentence is: TOH-ken er TYK om MOR-ge-nen. – Tåken: “TOH-ken” (IPA: /ˈtɔːkən/)
– er: like English “air” but with a tighter “r” (IPA: /ær/)
– tykk: like “took” with a sharper “k” (IPA: /tʏk/)
– om: “om” as in “omm” (IPA: /ɔm/)
– morgenen: “MOR-ge-nen” (IPA: /ˈmɔrɡənə/)

Why is the adjective tykk not inflected to tykt or tykke?

In Norwegian, adjectives in predicative position (after er, “is”) stay in their base form and do not agree for gender or number. So even though tåken is common-gender and definite, you still say tykk rather than tykt (neuter) or tykke (plural).

Why is the time expression om morgenen placed at the end of the sentence?