Questions & Answers about Jeg skrev navnet feil.
Why is it skrev and not skriver or å skrive?
Because skrev is the past tense of å skrive.
- å skrive = to write
- skriver = write / am writing
- skrev = wrote
- har skrevet = have written
So Jeg skrev navnet feil is talking about a completed action in the past: I wrote the name wrong.
Why is it navnet and not just navn?
Navnet is the definite singular form of et navn.
- et navn = a name
- navnet = the name
Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the in English. So navnet already means the name.
Why is there no separate word for the?
In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the noun as an ending.
So:
- et navn = a name
- navnet = the name
That means navnet already includes the idea of the, so you do not add another word before it in a simple sentence like this.