Breakdown of Strømmåleren står i kjelleren.
i
on
stå
to stand
kjelleren
the basement
strømmåleren
the electricity meter
Questions & Answers about Strømmåleren står i kjelleren.
What does strøm mean here? Does it mean stream?
Here strøm means electricity / electric current / power, not a stream of water.
So strømmåler means an electricity meter or power meter. Context makes that clear.
Why is strømmåleren written as one long word?
Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.
strømmåleren can be broken down like this:
- strøm = electricity
- måler = meter, gauge
- -en = the
So:
- en strømmåler = an electricity meter
- strømmåleren = the electricity meter
A useful rule: in Norwegian compounds, the last part is the main noun. Here the main noun is måler, so the whole word is a type of meter.
Why do both strømmåleren and kjelleren end in -en?