Kontantkassen med vekselpengene er låst.

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Breakdown of Kontantkassen med vekselpengene er låst.

• med: with
• låst: locked
• vekselpengene: the change

Questions & Answers about Kontantkassen med vekselpengene er låst.

Why is kontantkassen one word?

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

• kontant = cash
• kasse = box / till / cash box
• kontantkasse = cash box / cash till

Then -n is added to make it definite:

• en kontantkasse = a cash box
• kontantkassen = the cash box

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often prefers one compound word.

Why is there no separate word for the in kontantkassen?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of standing in front of it.

So:

• en kasse = a box
• kassen = the box

And similarly:

• en kontantkasse = a cash box
• kontantkassen = the cash box

So the sentence does not need a separate word like English the, because that meaning is already built into kontantkassen.

What does med vekselpengene mean exactly?