Keramikkovnen er varm.

to be

Breakdown of Keramikkovnen er varm.

• varm: hot
• keramikkovnen: the ceramic kiln

Questions & Answers about Keramikkovnen er varm.

Why is keramikkovnen written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

So keramikkovnen is built as:

• keramikk = ceramics / ceramic
• ovn = oven, kiln
• -en = the for a masculine/common-gender singular noun

So:

• en keramikkovn = a ceramic kiln / a ceramics oven
• keramikkovnen = the ceramic kiln

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses separate words where Norwegian prefers one compound word.

What exactly is the structure of keramikkovnen?

It has two main parts plus the definite ending:

• keramikkovn = ceramic kiln
• -en = the

More literally:

• keramikk
  • ovn
    • -en

So the noun goes from indefinite to definite like this:

• en ovn = an oven
• ovnen = the oven

And with the compound:

• en keramikkovn = a ceramic kiln
• keramikkovnen = the ceramic kiln

Why is there no separate word for the?