Dybdeskarpheten er liten.

to be

Breakdown of Dybdeskarpheten er liten.

• liten: small
• dybdeskarpheten: the depth of field

Questions & Answers about Dybdeskarpheten er liten.

Why is dybdeskarpheten written as one word?

Because Norwegian normally writes compound nouns as a single word.

dybdeskarpheten can be broken down like this:

• dybde = depth
• -s- = a linking sound often used in compounds
• skarphet = sharpness
• -en = the definite ending, meaning the

So the whole word literally looks something like the depth-sharpness, which is how Norwegian expresses the depth of field.

Where is the word the in this sentence?

It is attached to the end of the noun as -en.

Norwegian often puts the definite article on the noun itself:

• en bil = a car
• bilen = the car

In the same way:

• dybdeskarphet = depth of field
• dybdeskarpheten = the depth of field

So there is no separate word for the here.

Why is it liten and not lite or lille?