Kameraobjektivet er nytt.

to be

Breakdown of Kameraobjektivet er nytt.

• ny: new
• kameraobjektivet: the camera lens

Questions & Answers about Kameraobjektivet er nytt.

Why is kameraobjektivet written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

So kameraobjektivet is built from:

• kamera = camera
• objektiv = lens
• kameraobjektiv = camera lens
• kameraobjektivet = the camera lens

This is very common in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often makes a compound:

• bildør = car door
• sommerferie = summer vacation
• kameraobjektiv = camera lens

The last part of the compound is the main noun. Here, objektiv is the main noun, so the whole word behaves grammatically like objektiv.

Why does the noun end in -et?

The ending -et marks the noun as definite: the camera lens.

The base noun is:

• et objektiv = a lens

Its definite singular form is:

• objektivet = the lens

So:

• et kameraobjektiv = a camera lens
• kameraobjektivet = the camera lens

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