Breakdown of Foreldremøtet begynner klokken syv.
begynne
to begin
klokken
the clock
syv
seven
foreldremøtet
the parent meeting
Questions & Answers about Foreldremøtet begynner klokken syv.
Why is it Foreldremøtet and not Foreldremøte?
Foreldremøte is a neuter noun meaning parent–teacher meeting / parents’ meeting.
Norwegian marks definite nouns with an ending, not with the English word the in front:
- et foreldremøte = a parents’ meeting (indefinite, neuter)
- foreldremøtet = the parents’ meeting (definite, neuter)
So in this sentence we are talking about a specific meeting that everyone already knows about, so it must be foreldremøtet (the parents’ meeting), not just foreldremøte.
What is foreldremøte made of, and what does it literally mean?
Foreldremøte is a compound noun:
- foreldre = parents
- møte = meeting
Put together, foreldremøte literally means parents’ meeting.
The grammatical gender comes from møte, which is a neuter noun, so the indefinite form is et foreldremøte and the definite form is foreldremøtet.
How is Foreldremøtet pronounced, especially the ø?