Kodelåsen og hengelåsen er nye.

The combination lock and padlock are new.

Breakdown of Kodelåsen og hengelåsen er nye.

• være: to be
• og: and
• ny: new
• kodelåsen: the combination lock

Questions & Answers about Kodelåsen og hengelåsen er nye.

Why do kodelåsen and hengelåsen both end in -en?

Because both nouns are in the definite singular form.

• en kodelås = a code lock / combination lock
• kodelåsen = the code lock / the combination lock
• en hengelås = a padlock
• hengelåsen = the padlock

For many Norwegian nouns, -en works like English the when the noun is singular and common gender.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the?

In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate article.

So instead of:

• the code lock
• the padlock

Norwegian uses:

• kodelåsen
• hengelåsen

This is very normal. English uses a separate word; Norwegian often uses a suffix.

What kind of words are kodelås and hengelås?