Hotellet er rimelig i helgen.

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Breakdown of Hotellet er rimelig i helgen.

• i: on
• helgen: the weekend
• hotellet: the hotel

Questions & Answers about Hotellet er rimelig i helgen.

Why is it Hotellet and not hotell?

Because hotell is a neuter noun (an et-word) in Bokmål. The definite singular ending for neuter is -et, so:

• Indefinite singular: et hotell
• Definite singular: hotellet
• Indefinite plural: hoteller
• Definite plural: hotellene

Why isn’t it rimeligt since hotell is neuter?

Adjectives ending in -ig, -lig, or -sk do not take the neuter -t ending. So you say:

• Hotellet er rimelig (not rimeligt) Compare with an adjective that does take -t:
• Hotellet er stort (from stor) In the plural you add -e: Hotellene er rimelige.

Why is it the definite form i helgen instead of just i helg?

Time expressions with periods like weekend, summer, Christmas, etc., often use the definite form in Norwegian:

• i helgen (this/the weekend)
• i sommer (this summer) Saying i en helg is usually odd unless you mean some unspecified weekend in a very general sense. For habitual meaning use the plural: i helgene or om helgene (on weekends, generally).