Kontrollrapporten viser bærekonstruksjonen.

The inspection report shows the load-bearing structure.

Breakdown of Kontrollrapporten viser bærekonstruksjonen.

• vise: to show
• kontrollrapporten: the inspection report
• bærekonstruksjonen: the load-bearing structure

Questions & Answers about Kontrollrapporten viser bærekonstruksjonen.

Why do kontrollrapporten and bærekonstruksjonen end in -en?

Because both nouns are singular definite nouns of the common gender in Norwegian.

In English, you usually put the before the noun:

• the report
• the structure

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead:

• en kontrollrapport = a control report

• kontrollrapporten = the control report

• en konstruksjon = a structure
• konstruksjonen = the structure

So:

• kontrollrapporten = the inspection/control report
• bærekonstruksjonen = the load-bearing structure

Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

Because Norwegian usually expresses definiteness by adding an ending to the noun.

So instead of:

• the report

Norwegian often says:

• rapporten

This is one of the first big differences from English. In this sentence, both nouns are definite, so both get the definite ending:

• Kontrollrapporten
• bærekonstruksjonen

A separate determiner like den is not needed here.

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