Spruttrekket er stramt.

The spray skirt is tight.

Breakdown of Spruttrekket er stramt.

• være: to be
• stram: tight
• spruttrekket: the spray skirt

Questions & Answers about Spruttrekket er stramt.

What is the dictionary form of spruttrekket?

The dictionary form is et spruttrekk.

In the sentence, spruttrekket is the definite singular form, so it means the spray skirt / the spray deck rather than just a spray skirt.

A useful pattern is:

• et spruttrekk = a spray skirt
• spruttrekket = the spray skirt

Why is spruttrekket written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as one word.

So:

• sprut
  • trekk → spruttrekk

This is very common in Norwegian. English often writes similar ideas as two words or with a hyphen, but Norwegian prefers a single compound word.

Why does spruttrekket end in -et?

The ending -et marks the noun as definite singular neuter.

Since the noun is et spruttrekk, it is a neuter noun. Neuter nouns often form the definite singular like this:

• et hus → huset
• et eple → eplet
• et spruttrekk → spruttrekket

So -et here works like English the.

Why is it stramt and not stram?