Questions & Answers about Sjøluften gjør oss trøtte om kvelden, men vi sover godt.
Why is it sjøluften and not just sjøluft?
Sjøluften is the definite form of sjøluft.
- sjø = sea
- luft = air
- sjøluft = sea air
- sjøluften = the sea air
In Norwegian you often use the definite form for things that are understood in general, even if you don’t mean one specific instance. So sjøluften gjør oss trøtte is like English the sea air makes us tired, but it really means sea air in general.
Grammatically:
- Indefinite singular: (en/ei) sjøluft
- Definite singular: sjøluften (or sjølufta, see below)
What does gjør oss trøtte literally mean, and why this structure?