Questions & Answers about Blomsten kan dø uten vann.
Because blomsten is the definite singular form: the flower.
In Norwegian, definiteness is often added as an ending on the noun:
- en blomst = a flower
- blomsten = the flower
So the -en ending is doing the job that the does in English.
Norwegian usually puts definiteness on the noun itself instead of using a separate article before it.
So instead of saying something like the flower, Norwegian commonly says:
- blomsten
This is one of the biggest differences from English. The definite ending is very normal and basic in Norwegian.
Kan is the present tense of å kunne, and here it means can in the sense of is able to or is possible.
In this sentence, kan is best understood as expressing possibility:
- Blomsten kan dø uten vann. = The flower can die without water.
So it is not necessarily saying that the flower will die right now, but that dying is a possible result if there is no water.