Bildekket er stengt.

to be

Breakdown of Bildekket er stengt.

• stengt: closed
• bildekket: the car deck

Questions & Answers about Bildekket er stengt.

Why is bildekket written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

Here, the idea is:

• bil = car
• dekk = deck
• bildekk = car deck
• bildekket = the car deck

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often writes these as two words, but Norwegian usually joins them.

What does the ending -et mean in bildekket?

The ending -et is the definite singular ending for a neuter noun.

So:

• et dekk = a deck
• dekket = the deck

And in the compound:

• et bildekk = a car deck
• bildekket = the car deck

So Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the?

Because Norwegian usually adds definiteness directly to the noun.

Compare:

• English: the car deck
• Norwegian: bildekket

That final -et already includes the idea of the. So you do not need a separate article here.

What is er stengt doing in this sentence?