Breakdown of Dørklokken ringer igjen fordi bibliotekaren har funnet ryggsekken sin.
ha
to have
fordi
because
finne
to find
ringe
to ring
igjen
again
ryggsekken
the backpack
dørklokken
the doorbell
bibliotekaren
the librarian
sin
her
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Questions & Answers about Dørklokken ringer igjen fordi bibliotekaren har funnet ryggsekken sin.
What does dørklokken mean?
It’s a compound of dør (door) and klokken (the clock/bell), so dørklokken means the doorbell.
How do you pronounce dørklokken?
In IPA: [ˈdœrˌklɔkən]. The vowel ø is similar to the vowel in English bird (without the r), and the double consonant indicates the preceding vowel is short.
What does ringer mean here?
“Ringer” is the present tense of å ringe, meaning to ring (as a bell) or to call (on the phone). Here it means rings.
What role does igjen play in the sentence?
Igjen means again. In a main clause, adverbs like igjen typically come right after the verb: Subject – Verb – Adverb – Rest.
Why is fordi used, and could another word be used for “because”?
Fordi means because and introduces the reason clause. You could also use siden (more colloquial) or ettersom (more formal), but fordi is the most common in everyday speech.
Why is bibliotekaren written with -en at the end?
That’s the definite singular form in Bokmål. You add -en (for masculine/feminine nouns) or -et (for neuter) to make a noun definite: en bibliotekar (a librarian) → bibliotekaren (the librarian).
How is har funnet formed, and what tense is it?
It’s the present perfect: auxiliary har (have) + past participle funnet (found). In Norwegian you form perfect tense by pairing har with the main verb’s past participle.
Why is ryggsekken in the definite form?
Because it refers to a specific backpack that the librarian had lost and now found. You make ryggsekk (a backpack) definite by adding -en: ryggsekken (the backpack).
What does sin mean, and why not use hans or hennes?
Sin is a reflexive possessive pronoun meaning his/her/their own, referring back to the subject of the clause (bibliotekaren). You use sin when the possessor is the same as the subject. Hans or hennes would imply the backpack belongs to someone else.