Word
Pottemakeren reparerer sprekken med en gang han ser den.
Meaning
The potter repairs the crack as soon as he sees it.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Pottemakeren reparerer sprekken med en gang han ser den.
han
he
se
to see
den
it
reparere
to repair
Questions & Answers about Pottemakeren reparerer sprekken med en gang han ser den.
Why does pottemakeren end in -en?
Because -en is the usual definite singular ending for many masculine/common nouns in Bokmål. So:
- en pottemaker = a potter
- pottemakeren = the potter
Unlike English, Norwegian often puts the onto the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.
What exactly does pottemaker mean?
Pottemaker means potter: someone who makes pottery, clay pots, ceramics, and similar things.
It is made up historically from parts meaning something like pot + maker, so it is fairly transparent once you know the vocabulary.
Why is it reparerer and not something like reparer?
In Bokmål, many verbs in the present tense end in -er. The infinitive is å reparere = to repair, and the present tense is:
- jeg reparerer = I repair / am repairing
- han reparerer = he repairs / is repairing
So reparerer is simply the present tense form of å reparere.
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