This is the 634th most frequent Norwegian word.
ektemannen
The husband.
The word "ektemannen" is used as the subject and refers to 'husband' in definitive form.
Ektemannen hennes jobber som lærer.
Her husband works as a teacher.
Here, "ektemannen" specifies the husband being observed going into the shop, identified definitively.
Jeg så ektemannen gå inn i butikken.
I saw the husband enter the store.
The term "ektemannen" is the direct object, referring definitively to a husband in the context of the sentence.