Questions & Answers about Hunden har en flått.
Why is it hunden instead of just hund?
Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article onto the end of the noun.
- hund = dog / a dog
- hunden = the dog
So -en here is the definite singular ending. In this sentence, it means we are talking about a specific dog, not just any dog.
Why is it en flått and not just flått?
Because flått is a singular countable noun, and in Norwegian those normally need an article when they are indefinite.
- en flått = a tick
- flåtten = the tick
Saying only flått in this sentence would sound incomplete. In standard Bokmål, flått takes the article en.
Does har mean both have and has?
Yes. Norwegian verbs do not change form the way English verbs do in the present tense.
So you get:
- jeg har = I have
- du har = you have
- hunden har = the dog has
The verb stays har no matter who or what the subject is.
Is the word order in this sentence the same as in English?