Batterinivået er lavt.

to be

Breakdown of Batterinivået er lavt.

• lav: low
• batterinivået: the battery level

Questions & Answers about Batterinivået er lavt.

Why is it batterinivået and not just batterinivå?

Batterinivået is the definite form, meaning the battery level.

In Norwegian, the definite article is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word:

• et batterinivå = a battery level
• batterinivået = the battery level

In this sentence, Norwegian is talking about a specific battery level, so the definite form sounds natural.

Why does the noun end in -et?

The ending -et is the definite ending for many neuter nouns.

Here, the noun is nivå (level), which is a neuter noun:

• et nivå = a level
• nivået = the level

Since batterinivå is a compound noun built on nivå, it also becomes neuter:

• et batterinivå
• batterinivået

A useful rule: in Norwegian compound nouns, the last part usually decides the gender.

Is batterinivået one word because Norwegian likes compound nouns?