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Questions & Answers about Ladekabelen min er for kort, så jeg lader med en powerbank på bussen.
Why is it ladekabelen and not min ladekabel?
Ladekabelen is definite form: the charging cable. Norwegian often prefers definite noun + possessive to mean my/your/etc.
So ladekabelen min = my charging cable (literally “the charging cable mine”).
You can also say min ladekabel, but that tends to feel more contrastive/emphatic (like “my cable, not yours”) or slightly more formal depending on context.
How do I know the gender and definite ending in ladekabelen?
Ladekabel is a common gender noun (en-words), so the definite singular ending is usually -en:
- en ladekabel → ladekabelen
If it were neuter (et-word), it would typically be -et (e.g., et hus → huset).
Why is it min and not mitt or mine?