Lørdagen er stille i nabolaget.

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Breakdown of Lørdagen er stille i nabolaget.

• i: in
• stille: quiet
• nabolaget: the neighborhood

Questions & Answers about Lørdagen er stille i nabolaget.

Why is Lørdagen in the definite form with -en?

Lørdag is a masculine noun, so its definite singular form is lørdagen (literally “the Saturday”).

Norwegian often uses the definite singular to talk about things in a general, habitual way:

• Lørdagen er stille i nabolaget.
  = Saturday is quiet in the neighborhood. / Saturdays are quiet in the neighborhood. (as a rule)

This is similar to English sentences like:

• The tiger is a dangerous animal. (meaning tigers in general)

So lørdagen here does not have to mean just one specific Saturday; it can describe Saturdays in general, depending on context.

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Can I say Lørdag er stille i nabolaget without -en?

You could say it, but it sounds odd or incomplete to native speakers. In practice, people usually choose one of these:

• Lørdagen er stille i nabolaget.
  (generic / habitual or possibly a specific Saturday, depending on context)

• Lørdager er stille i nabolaget.
  (indefinite plural: Saturdays are quiet in the neighborhood.)

• På lørdager er det stille i nabolaget.
  (On Saturdays it is quiet in the neighborhood. – very natural for a general habit)

The bare singular lørdag as a subject (Lørdag er stille…) is not how Norwegians usually express this idea.

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