Questions & Answers about Omfanget er større enn før.
What does omfanget mean, and what nuance does it have here?
Omfanget is the definite form of omfang, a neuter noun.
Common meanings of omfang include:
- scope
- extent
- scale
- size in an abstract sense
In this sentence, it usually refers to how large or extensive something is, not necessarily its physical size. So it often sounds more like the scope or the extent than simply the size.
Why is it omfanget and not omfang?
Because -et is the definite ending for many neuter nouns in Norwegian.
- et omfang = a scope / an extent
- omfanget = the scope / the extent
So the sentence is talking about a specific scope or extent: the extent is greater than before.
Why is the verb er used here?