Breakdown of Trykkbandasjen stopper blødningen.
stoppe
to stop
blødningen
the bleeding
trykkbandasjen
the pressure bandage
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Questions & Answers about Trykkbandasjen stopper blødningen.
Why is trykkbandasjen written as one word?
Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.
So trykkbandasjen is built from:
- trykk = pressure
- bandasje = bandage
Together, trykkbandasje means pressure bandage, and trykkbandasjen means the pressure bandage.
This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often uses one:
- sykehus = hospital
- fotballkamp = football match
- trykkbandasje = pressure bandage
Why does trykkbandasjen end in -en?
The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular: the pressure bandage.
The basic form is:
- en trykkbandasje = a pressure bandage
The definite form is:
- trykkbandasjen = the pressure bandage
In Norwegian, the idea of the is often attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.
Why is there no separate word for the?