No. 596 in Norwegian
natten
"The night."
In a sentence
Natten var mørk og stille.
The night was dark and quiet.
Here, 'natten' is used as the singular definite form of 'natt' (night), describing a specific night that is dark and quiet.
Under natten begynte det å snø.
During the night, it started to snow.
In this instance, 'natten' specifies the night as the time period during which an action (snowing) occurred.
De tilbrakte natten i en koselig hytte.
They spent the night in a cozy cabin.
Here, 'natten' is used to identify the night as a time frame in which the subject of the sentence spent their time.
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