Dyrlegen er her.

The vet is here.

Breakdown of Dyrlegen er her.

• være: to be
• her: here
• dyrlegen: the veterinarian; vet

Questions & Answers about Dyrlegen er her.

Why is it dyrlegen and not dyrlege?

Because -en is the definite article attached to the noun.

• dyrlege = a veterinarian / a vet
• dyrlegen = the veterinarian / the vet

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

So:

• en dyrlege = a vet
• dyrlegen = the vet

Why isn’t there a separate word for the before dyrlegen?

Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun as a suffix.

So instead of saying something like the vet, Norwegian says:

• dyrlege
  • -en → dyrlegen

This is very normal in Norwegian:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car

Only in some other structures do you also get a separate definite word before the noun, but not in this simple sentence.

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