No. 412 in Norwegian
brannen
"The fire."
In a sentence
Brannen i skogen spredte seg raskt.
The fire in the forest spread quickly.
In this sentence, "brannen" is used as the definite form of the noun "fire" (brann) to refer to a specific instance of a fire in the forest.
Etter brannen var huset helt ødelagt.
After the fire, the house was completely destroyed.
Here, "brannen" refers to a previously discussed or known fire that caused the destruction of the house, emphasizing its definite nature.
De diskuterte hvordan brannen kunne ha startet.
They discussed how the fire could have started.
In this context, "brannen" is used as the definite form to specify they are talking about a particular fire whose origin is being questioned.
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