Politiet undersøker saken.

to investigate; examine

Breakdown of Politiet undersøker saken.

• politiet: the police
• saken: the case; matter being discussed

Questions & Answers about Politiet undersøker saken.

Why does politiet end in -et?

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• politi = police / a police force
• politiet = the police

Here, -et is the definite ending. So politiet already includes the meaning of the.

Is politiet singular or plural?

Grammatically, politiet is usually treated as a singular neuter noun in Norwegian, even though in English the police often feels plural.

So Norwegian says:

• Politiet undersøker saken.

Even though English would often think of the police as a group, Norwegian commonly treats politiet as one collective unit.

What form is undersøker?

Undersøker is the present tense of the verb å undersøke, which means to investigate, to examine, or to look into.

So:

• å undersøke = to investigate
• undersøker = investigates / is investigating

A very common present-tense pattern in Bokmål is:

• infinitive: å undersøke
• present: undersøker

Does mean or ?