Word
Barna rutsjer ned sklien igjen og igjen.
Meaning
The children slide down the slide again and again.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Barna rutsjer ned sklien igjen og igjen.
barnet
the child
ned
down
sklien
the slide
rutsje
to slide
Questions & Answers about Barna rutsjer ned sklien igjen og igjen.
Why is it barna and not just barn?
Norwegian distinguishes between indefinite and definite forms, also in the plural.
- et barn = a child (indefinite, singular)
- barn = children (indefinite, plural)
- barnet = the child (definite, singular)
- barna = the children (definite, plural)
In the sentence Barna rutsjer ned sklien igjen og igjen, we are talking about specific children that both speaker and listener know about, so Norwegian uses the definite plural: barna = the children.
Is there a form like barnene for “the children”?
No. For barn (child/children), the definite plural is barna, not barnene.
Some other nouns do have -ene in the definite plural:
- en gutt – gutter – guttene (a boy – boys – the boys)
But barn is irregular:
- et barn – barn – barna
(a child – children – the children)
What exactly does rutsjer mean? Is it the same as “slide”?