Bagagebåndet er tomt.

to be

Breakdown of Bagagebåndet er tomt.

• tom: empty
• bagagebåndet: the baggage belt

Questions & Answers about Bagagebåndet er tomt.

Why is bagagebåndet one long word?

Danish, like German, very often forms compound nouns by writing them as one word.

So:

• bagage = baggage
• bånd = belt, conveyor belt
• bagagebånd = baggage belt / luggage conveyor

Then the ending -et is added to make it definite:

• bagagebånd = a baggage belt
• bagagebåndet = the baggage belt

This is very normal in Danish. English often uses separate words where Danish prefers one compound word.

What is the base form of bagagebåndet?

The base form is bagagebånd.

You can break it down like this:

• bagage = baggage
• bånd = belt / band / conveyor belt
• bagagebånd = baggage belt
• bagagebåndet = the baggage belt

So the sentence uses the definite singular form.

Why does bagagebånd become bagagebåndet?