Word
Planen er teit.
Meaning
The plan is silly.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Planen er teit.
Why is it planen and not just plan?
Because -en is the definite ending on the noun.
- en plan = a plan
- planen = the plan
In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.
What does er mean?
Er means is. It is the present tense of å være, which means to be.
So:
- Planen = the plan
- er = is
- teit = silly / stupid / lame
Is the word order anything special here?
No, this is a very basic Norwegian sentence pattern:
- Planen = subject
- er = verb
- teit = adjective describing the subject
So the structure is:
subject + verb + adjective
This works much like English The plan is silly.
Why is the adjective teit not changing, even though is definite?