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Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Veggtykkelsen er jevn. - The wall thickness is even.

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/Veggtykkelsen er jevn.

Veggtykkelsen er jevn.

Word

Veggtykkelsen er jevn.

Meaning

The wall thickness is even.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Norwegian

Lesson

Taking a pottery workshop

Breakdown of Veggtykkelsen er jevn.

the wall thickness

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Questions & Answers about Veggtykkelsen er jevn.

How is veggtykkelsen built up?

It is one long compound noun:

vegg = wall
tykkelse = thickness
veggtykkelse = wall thickness
veggtykkelsen = the wall thickness

So Norwegian often packs ideas into one word where English uses two or more words.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word in front.

Here, -en at the end of veggtykkelsen means the.

So:

en veggtykkelse = a wall thickness
veggtykkelsen = the wall thickness

This is very normal in Norwegian.

Why is it veggtykkelsen and not veggens tykkelse?

Both are possible, but they are structured differently.

veggtykkelsen = the wall thickness
veggens tykkelse = the wall’s thickness / the thickness of the wall

The compound veggtykkelse is often the more compact and technical-sounding way to say it. It is especially natural in formal, descriptive, or technical contexts.

What does mean here?

jevn

Here jevn means even, uniform, or consistent.

So the sentence means that the thickness does not vary much from one place to another.

In other contexts, jevn can also mean things like:

smooth
level
steady
regular

But in Veggtykkelsen er jevn, the idea is uniform thickness.

Why is the adjective jevn not changed?

Because it agrees with a singular common-gender noun used predicatively.

The subject is veggtykkelsen, and tykkelse is a common-gender noun. After er, the adjective stays in its basic form:

Tykkelsen er jevn.

Compare:

En overflate er jevn.
Et resultat er jevnt.
Flater er jevne.

So:

common gender singular: jevn
neuter singular: jevnt
plural: jevne

Why is the verb er used?

Er is the present tense of å være = to be.

This sentence is simply describing a quality of the wall thickness:

Veggtykkelsen er jevn. = The wall thickness is uniform.

This is the normal way to link a subject with an adjective in Norwegian, just as in English.

Is the word order special here?

No, this is the basic Norwegian sentence pattern:

Subject + verb + complement

So:

Veggtykkelsen = subject
er = verb
jevn = adjective complement

This is the standard order in a simple statement.

Could I also say Tykkelsen på veggen er jevn?

Yes, that is possible, but it means something slightly different or sounds less compact.

Veggtykkelsen er jevn = the wall thickness is uniform
Tykkelsen på veggen er jevn = the thickness on the wall is uniform / the wall’s thickness is uniform

The compound veggtykkelsen is usually the cleaner and more natural choice when you mean wall thickness as a concept.

A more natural alternative than tykkelsen på veggen would often be:

Tykkelsen på veggen if you literally mean thickness measured on the wall surface in some context
Veggens tykkelse if you mean the thickness of the wall
Veggtykkelsen in technical or general descriptive language

Does veggtykkelsen refer to one specific wall?

Usually yes, or at least to a specific wall thickness already understood from context.

Because it is definite, veggtykkelsen suggests:

the wall thickness of a particular wall, object, or structure already being discussed, or
a known wall thickness in a technical description

If you wanted a more general statement, you might use the indefinite form:

Veggtykkelse bør være jevn. = Wall thickness should be uniform.

How do you pronounce veggtykkelsen er jevn?

A rough guide is:

veggtykkelsen ≈ VEGG-tük-kel-sen
er ≈ ær or sometimes a weaker e(r) depending on dialect
jevn ≈ yevn

A few useful notes:

v in jevn is often weak or partly swallowed in speech.
j before e sounds like English y.
Norwegian y does not exist in standard English; it is a rounded front vowel.

A rough full approximation might be:

VEGG-tük-kel-sen ær yevn

But exact pronunciation varies by dialect.

Is this sentence natural Norwegian?

Yes. It is short, clear, and natural, especially in technical, descriptive, or written contexts.

It sounds like something you might read in:

engineering
construction
product descriptions
quality control
measurements

In everyday conversation, people might still say it, but in casual speech they might choose a fuller sentence depending on context.

What is the dictionary form of veggtykkelsen?

The dictionary form is veggtykkelse.

That is the indefinite singular form, the form you would usually look up.

Its full set of forms is:

en veggtykkelse = a wall thickness
veggtykkelsen = the wall thickness
veggtykkelser = wall thicknesses
veggtykkelsene = the wall thicknesses

Can jevn be translated as flat here?

Not normally.

Flat would usually describe shape or surface form, while jevn here describes consistency or uniformity.

So in this sentence:

jevn = even / uniform
not flat

A wall can be jevn in thickness without being flat in shape.

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