Boken har hundre sider.

to have

Breakdown of Boken har hundre sider.

• boken: the book
• siden: the page
• hundre: 100

Questions & Answers about Boken har hundre sider.

Why is it boken and not just bok?

Because boken is the definite singular form: the book.

In Norwegian, definiteness is often added as a suffix to the noun:

• en bok = a book
• boken = the book

So in Boken har hundre sider, the speaker is talking about the book, not just a book in general.

Why does Norwegian put the at the end of the noun?

That is a normal feature of Norwegian. Instead of usually having a separate word like English the, Norwegian often attaches definiteness to the noun itself.

For example:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car
• ei bok / en bok = a book
• boka / boken = the book

So -en in boken works like English the.

Why is it har?