Møtet starter klokken ti.

the meeting

Breakdown of Møtet starter klokken ti.

• starte: to start
• klokken: the clock
• ti: ten

Questions & Answers about Møtet starter klokken ti.

What does the -et at the end of Møtet mean?

It’s the definite article attached to a neuter noun. møte = meeting (base form), møtet = the meeting.

• a meeting: et møte
• the meeting: møtet
• meetings: møter
• the meetings: møtene

Why is it starter and not start in the present tense?

The infinitive is å starte. For regular verbs in Bokmål, the present tense is formed by adding -r to the infinitive (if it already ends in -e, you just add -r): starte → starter. The present tense is the same for all persons:

• jeg/du/han/hun/vi/dere/de starter

Is there any difference between starter and begynner?

Both mean “starts/begins” and are interchangeable here:

• Møtet starter klokka ti.
• Møtet begynner klokka ti. Nuance (don’t overthink it): starte can feel a bit more like an initiated kickoff (machines, events on a schedule), while begynne can feel a bit more general or natural onset. For meetings, both are fine.

Why is there no word for “at” before the time?