Hjertet er viktig.

to be

Breakdown of Hjertet er viktig.

• viktig: important
• hjertet: the heart

Questions & Answers about Hjertet er viktig.

Why is it hjertet and not hjerte?

Because hjertet is the definite form of the noun, meaning the heart.

• et hjerte = a heart
• hjertet = the heart

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like English the.

Since the sentence is talking about the heart, Norwegian uses hjertet.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the is often built into the noun itself.

So instead of saying something like the heart, Norwegian usually says:

• hjerte = heart
• hjertet = the heart

This is very normal in Norwegian. The ending -et here shows that the noun is definite.

What gender is hjerte, and does that matter here?