Breakdown of Dagligvarebutikken ligger rett ved busstoppet.
ligge
to lie
ved
by
rett
right
busstoppet
the bus stop
Questions & Answers about Dagligvarebutikken ligger rett ved busstoppet.
What are the individual parts of dagligvarebutikken, and what do they literally mean?
Dagligvarebutikken is a long compound noun made of smaller parts:
- daglig = daily, everyday
- vare = item, goods, product
- dagligvare = everyday goods → groceries
- butikk = shop, store
- dagligvarebutikk = grocery store
- dagligvarebutikken = the grocery store (definite form)
So the whole word literally means “the grocery store” (the store for everyday goods).
Why does dagligvarebutikken end in -en?
In Norwegian, the definite article (the) is usually attached to the end of the noun.
- en butikk = a shop/store
- butikken = the shop/store
Butikk is a common-gender noun (it takes en in the indefinite: en butikk), so its definite ending is -en.
In a compound, the last part decides the gender and the ending:
- en dagligvarebutikk = a grocery store
- dagligvarebutikken = the grocery store
Could you also say just butikken instead of dagligvarebutikken?