Ladeoperatøren svarer raskt.

The charging operator replies quickly.

Breakdown of Ladeoperatøren svarer raskt.

• raskt: quickly
• svare: to reply
• ladeoperatøren: the charging operator

Questions & Answers about Ladeoperatøren svarer raskt.

Why is ladeoperatøren one long word?

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here:

• lade = related to charging
• operatør = operator
• ladeoperatør = charging operator

Then -en is added to make it definite:

• ladeoperatør = a charging operator
• ladeoperatøren = the charging operator

So Norwegian uses one compound word, where English would often use several words.

What does the ending -en mean in ladeoperatøren?

-en is the definite ending for many masculine nouns in Bokmål. It means the.

So:

• en ladeoperatør = a charging operator
• ladeoperatøren = the charging operator

Unlike English, Norwegian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, definiteness is usually shown with an ending attached to the noun.

So instead of:

• English: the operator

you often get:

• Norwegian: operatøren

The definite article is built into the noun itself. That is very normal in Norwegian.

What form is svarer?