Kokken lager suppe.

to make

Breakdown of Kokken lager suppe.

• suppen: the soup
• kokken: the chef

Questions & Answers about Kokken lager suppe.

What does Kokken mean in this sentence?

Kokk means chef. The suffix -en is the definite article, so kokken translates to the chef.

Why is there no article before suppe?

Suppe is used here as a general or mass noun, meaning soup in general. Norwegian drops the article when talking about an unspecified amount. To say a soup or one serving, you’d use the indefinite article: en suppe.

How would the meaning change if you said Kokken lager en suppe?

Adding en makes suppe a countable noun (a soup), so Kokken lager en suppe means the chef is making a soup (one specific batch). Without en, Kokken lager suppe is more general: the chef makes soup.

What is the verb lager and how is it conjugated?

Lager is the present tense of lage, meaning to make or to prepare. It’s a regular verb: jeg lager, du lager, han/hun lager, etc. Norwegian has no separate continuous tense; the simple present covers both makes and is making.

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