Dyrlegen veier hunden.

The vet weighs the dog.

Breakdown of Dyrlegen veier hunden.

• hunden: the dog
• dyrlegen: the veterinarian; vet
• veie: to weigh

Questions & Answers about Dyrlegen veier hunden.

Why do dyrlegen and hunden end in -en?

Because Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• dyrlege = veterinarian / animal doctor

• dyrlegen = the veterinarian

• hund = dog
• hunden = the dog

So instead of using a separate word like English the, Norwegian often adds -en, -a, or -et to the noun, depending on gender and form.

Why is there no separate word for the in the sentence?

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the noun itself.

So:

• English: the dog

• Norwegian: hunden

• English: the veterinarian
• Norwegian: dyrlegen

This is one of the biggest differences from English. In a simple sentence like this, you do not need a separate word meaning the.

What does veier mean here, and what form is it?