No. 782 in Norwegian
filmene
"The films"
In a sentence
Filmene vi så på kino var veldig spennende.
The movies we watched at the cinema were very exciting.
The word 'filmene' is the definite plural form of 'film', meaning 'the films' or 'the movies' in English. Here, it is used to specify which movies are being referred to, namely those that were watched at the cinema.
Han liker ikke filmene som har for mye vold.
He does not like the movies that have too much violence.
In this sentence, 'filmene' is used in a general sense to talk about a category of movies (specifically, those with too much violence), again in its definite plural form.
Hvorfor er filmene på hylla alltid støvete?
Why are the movies on the shelf always dusty?
'Filmene' here refers to specific movies located on the shelf, emphasizing their physical presence and state; it is used in the definite plural form.
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