Questions & Answers about Feilen er borte nå.
Why is it “Feilen” and not just “feil”?
Because Norwegian marks definiteness with a suffix. We’re talking about a specific, known error, so you use the definite form:
- Indefinite: en feil (an error)
- Definite: feilen (the error) Bare feil would either be ungrammatical here or read as the adjective/adverb meaning “wrong.”
What are the full noun forms of “feil” (error)?
- Singular indefinite: en feil
- Singular definite: feilen
- Plural indefinite: feil (same as singular)
- Plural definite: feilene
If there were multiple errors, can I say “Feilene er borte nå”?
Yes. Feilene er borte nå means “The errors are gone now.” Note the plural definite feilene.
What does “borte” mean here, and what part of speech is it?
Borte means “away/gone.” It’s an adverb used predicatively with være (to be) to describe a state: er borte = “is gone/away.”
What’s the difference between “borte” and “bort”?