Breakdown of Rederiet åpner fergeterminalen.
åpne
to open
fergeterminalen
the ferry terminal
rederiet
the shipping company
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Questions & Answers about Rederiet åpner fergeterminalen.
Why is Rederiet translated as the shipping company and not just shipping company?
Because Rederiet is the definite singular form of rederi.
- et rederi = a shipping company
- rederiet = the shipping company
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.
What is the base form of Rederiet?
Why is fergeterminalen one word?
Norwegian very often forms compound nouns by writing them as a single word.
So:
- ferge = ferry
- terminal = terminal
- fergeterminal = ferry terminal
- fergeterminalen = the ferry terminal
English often uses separate words, but Norwegian usually joins them together.
Why does fergeterminalen end in -en?