This is the 116th most frequent Norwegian word.
dette
"Dette" means "this" in English.
'Dette' is used as a demonstrative pronoun referring to something neutrally singular.
Dette er en bok.
This is a book.
'Dette' is a pronoun referring to a concept or item previously mentioned or understood from context.
Jeg liker dette veldig godt.
I like this very much.
'Dette' serves as a determiner qualifying the specified noun 'huset' (the house).