Questions & Answers about Sekken er full av bøker.
Why is sekken used, and how does it differ from en sekk?
sekken is the definite form of the noun sekk (bag). In Norwegian you attach -en (for masculine/feminine) to make it definite, so sekken means the bag. By contrast en sekk means a bag (indefinite).
Why is there no article before bøker—why not bøkene?
bøker is the indefinite plural form of bok (book). In Norwegian, indefinite nouns in the plural do not take an article. If you wanted the books, you would say bøkene (adding -ene for definite plural).
What does full av mean, and is it a fixed expression?
full av literally means full of. It’s a common adjective-preposition combination in Norwegian used to express that something contains a lot of something else. Yes, you can think of full av as a set phrase equivalent to English full of.
Why is the form full used here and not fullt or fulle?