Hunden venter framfor døren.

The dog is waiting in front of the door.

Breakdown of Hunden venter framfor døren.

• hunden: the dog
• døren: the door
• vente: to wait
• framfor: in front of

Questions & Answers about Hunden venter framfor døren.

Why is there no separate word for the before hunden and døren?

In Norwegian Bokmål, the definite article is not a separate word as in English. Instead, you attach it as a suffix to the noun.

• hund (dog) → hunden (the dog)
• dør (door) → døren (the door)

How do you form the indefinite and definite forms of nouns like hund and dør?

Norwegian nouns have four basic forms (for singular/plural and indefinite/definite). Using hund and dør as examples:

1. Indefinite singular: en hund, en dør
2. Definite singular: hunden, døren (add -en)
3. Indefinite plural: hunder, dører (add -er)
4. Definite plural: hundene, dørene (add -ene)

What does venter mean, and how do you conjugate the verb vente in the present tense and other common tenses?