Jeg kjenner personen.

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Breakdown of Jeg kjenner personen.

• kjenne: to know
• personen: the person

Questions & Answers about Jeg kjenner personen.

What is the word-for-word breakdown of Jeg kjenner personen?

• Jeg = I
• kjenner = know / am acquainted with
• personen = the person

So the natural English meaning is I know the person.

Why is personen one word, instead of two words like the person?

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

• en person = a person
• personen = the person

So instead of putting a separate word like English the in front, Norwegian usually adds a definite ending.

Here, -en is the definite singular ending for this noun.

Why is it kjenner and not kjenne?