Jordbærene og druene ligger i kjølebagen ved døren.

The strawberries and the grapes are in the cooler bag by the door.

Breakdown of Jordbærene og druene ligger i kjølebagen ved døren.

• i: in
• og: and
• døren: the door
• ligge: to lie

Questions & Answers about Jordbærene og druene ligger i kjølebagen ved døren.

Why do jordbærene and druene both end in -ene?

Because both nouns are in the definite plural form: the strawberries and the grapes.

Here are the basic forms:

• et jordbær = a strawberry
• jordbær = strawberries
• jordbærene = the strawberries

and

• en/ei drue = a grape
• druer = grapes
• druene = the grapes

So the -ene ending is a very common Bokmål ending for definite plural nouns.

Why is there no separate word for the before the nouns?

In Norwegian, definiteness is usually shown by adding an ending to the noun, instead of putting a separate word like English the in front.

So:

• jordbærene already means the strawberries
• druene already means the grapes
• kjølebagen already means the cooler bag
• døren already means the door

This is one of the biggest differences from English. In many everyday sentences, Norwegian puts the at the end of the noun.

Why is it ligger and not er?