Breakdown of Læreren forklarer planen tydeligere i dag.
i dag
today
forklare
to explain
planen
the plan
læreren
the teacher
Questions & Answers about Læreren forklarer planen tydeligere i dag.
Why is it læreren and planen and not something with a separate word for the?
Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun as a suffix instead of using a separate word.
- lærer = teacher
læreren = the teacher ( -en is the definite suffix)
- plan = plan
- planen = the plan (again -en is the definite suffix)
So:
- en lærer = a teacher
- læreren = the teacher
- en plan = a plan
- planen = the plan
In this sentence both læreren and planen are specific, so they are in the definite form with the -en ending.
Why is the verb forklarer in the present tense? In English I would say is explaining.
Norwegian present tense covers both English present simple and present continuous.
- Læreren forklarer planen tydeligere i dag.
can mean:- The teacher explains the plan more clearly today.
- The teacher is explaining the plan more clearly today.
Context usually tells you whether it is a general habit or something happening right now.
Because of i dag (today), this sentence will most often be understood as something happening today (often right now or these days), even though the verb form is just the plain present forklarer.
What exactly does forklarer planen mean? Is any preposition missing?