Word
Kokken tilsetter vann i suppen.
Meaning
The chef adds water to the soup.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Kokken tilsetter vann i suppen.
What does tilsetter mean and what verb is it derived from?
tilsetter is the third-person singular present tense of the inseparable verb å tilsette (“to add as an ingredient”). In Kokken tilsetter vann i suppen, it simply means “(he) adds.”
Why is there no article before vann?
vann is an uncountable or mass noun in Norwegian. Just like “water” in English, it does not take an indefinite article. You say tilsetter vann, not tilsetter et vann.
Why is suppen in the definite form?
The suffix -en marks definiteness. suppen means “the soup,” indicating a specific soup that both speaker and listener know about.
Why is the preposition i used instead of til or inn i?
i suppen literally means “in/into the soup,” which is how you express adding something inside a mixture or container. til alone would mean “to” directionally, and while inn i suppen (“into the soup”) is grammatically possible, ordinary usage with tilsette is just i suppen.
Is å tilsette a separable verb? Can you split til and sette?