Scoretavlen viser kegleopstillingen og banenummeret.

Because Danish, like German, very often forms compound nouns as a single word.

• scoretavle = score
  • tavle
• scoretavlen = the scoreboard

In English, we usually write these as two words or sometimes with a space, but in Danish they are normally written together when they function as one noun.

The same thing happens with:

• kegleopstilling = pin setup / pin arrangement
• banenummer = lane number

So the sentence contains three compound nouns:

• scoretavlen
• kegleopstillingen
• banenummeret

In Danish, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front.

So:

• en scoretavle = a scoreboard

• scoretavlen = the scoreboard

• en kegleopstilling = a pin setup

• kegleopstillingen = the pin setup

• et banenummer = a lane number
• banenummeret = the lane number

This is one of the most important differences from English. English says the scoreboard; Danish usually says scoretavlen.

Because Danish nouns have two grammatical genders:

• common gender nouns usually take -en in the definite singular
• neuter nouns usually take -et in the definite singular

In this sentence:

• scoretavle is common gender

  • en scoretavle
  • scoretavlen

• kegleopstilling is common gender

  • en kegleopstilling
  • kegleopstillingen

• banenummer is neuter

  • et banenummer
  • banenummeret

A useful rule for compounds: the last part usually determines the gender.

So:

• scoretavle is common gender because tavle is common gender
• kegleopstilling is common gender because opstilling is common gender
• banenummer is neuter because nummer is neuter

viser is the present tense of the verb at vise, which usually means to show.

So:

• at vise = to show
• viser = shows / is showing

In Danish, the present tense is the same for all persons:

• jeg viser = I show
• du viser = you show
• han/hun viser = he/she shows
• vi viser = we show
• de viser = they show

So Scoretavlen viser ... simply means The scoreboard shows ...

This is the normal Danish main clause word order:

subject + verb + object

So here:

• Scoretavlen = subject
• viser = verb
• kegleopstillingen og banenummeret = object

This is very similar to English:

• The scoreboard shows the pin setup and the lane number

Danish main clauses also follow the V2 rule in many cases, meaning the finite verb tends to come in the second position. In this sentence, the subject comes first, so the verb naturally comes right after it.

It is a compound noun:

• kegle = pin, skittle, cone
• opstilling = arrangement, setup, formation

So kegleopstillingen means something like:

• the pin setup
• the arrangement of the pins

In context, this is probably about bowling or a similar game. A native English speaker might expect something like the arrangement of the pins, but Danish often prefers a compact compound noun instead.

It is also a compound noun:

• bane = lane, track, course
• nummer = number

So:

• banenummer = lane number
• banenummeret = the lane number

Again, Danish combines the words into one noun rather than using a structure like the number of the lane.

Because the sentence is referring to specific information shown on the scoreboard.

So the idea is not just:

• a pin setup
• a lane number

but rather:

• the pin setup
• the lane number

That makes sense in context: the scoreboard displays particular, identifiable details.

If you removed the definite endings, the meaning would become more general or less natural in this context.

Yes, that would be understandable, and it means The scoreboard shows the number of the lane.

But banenummeret is more compact and more natural in many contexts because Danish strongly prefers compound nouns where English often uses noun + noun or of phrases.

So these are related:

• banenummeret = the lane number
• nummeret på banen = the number of the lane

The compound version is usually the more idiomatic one here.

In Danish compounds, the main stress usually falls on the first part of the compound.

So roughly:

• SCOREtavlen
• KEGLEopstillingen
• BANEnummeret

This is similar to many English compound nouns, where the first element often carries strong stress, as in BLACKboard or FOOTball.

That said, Danish pronunciation can be tricky because of reduced vowels and soft consonants, so it is best to hear these words spoken by a native speaker if possible.

More or less, yes:

• Scoretavlen = the scoreboard
• viser = shows
• kegleopstillingen = the pin setup
• og = and
• banenummeret = the lane number

So a close translation is:

The scoreboard shows the pin setup and the lane number.

But the most useful thing to notice is not the translation itself — it is how Danish builds meaning through:

• compound nouns
• definite endings
• a fairly straightforward subject-verb-object structure