Hva er det gode liv?

English Translation

What is the good life?

For anyone else confused about why it’s “Hva er det gode liv” and not “Hv er det gode livet,” see this discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/norsk/comments/18m0jxq/det_gode_liv_vs_det_gode_livet/

Essentially, certain common phrases and idioms use an indefinite noun form, because of the influence of Danish on the Norwegian language

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