Billettskanneren virker nå.

now

Breakdown of Billettskanneren virker nå.

• virke: to work
• billettskanneren: the ticket scanner

Questions & Answers about Billettskanneren virker nå.

Why is it billettskanneren and not en billettskanner?

Because billettskanneren is the definite singular form: the ticket scanner.

• en billettskanner = a ticket scanner
• billettskanneren = the ticket scanner

In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun:

• -en for many masculine nouns
• -a or -en for many feminine nouns
• -et for neuter nouns

Here, billettskanner is usually treated as a masculine noun, so the definite form is billettskanneren.

Is billettskanneren one word because Norwegian likes compounds?

Yes. Norwegian commonly combines nouns into a single compound word.

• billett = ticket
• skanner = scanner
• billettskanner = ticket scanner

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

What does virker mean here exactly?