Dreneringen fjerner kondensvannet.

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Breakdown of Dreneringen fjerner kondensvannet.

• kondensvannet: the condensate
• dreneringen: the drainage

Questions & Answers about Dreneringen fjerner kondensvannet.

Why does dreneringen end in -en?

Because Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• drenering = drainage / draining
• dreneringen = the drainage

So -en here marks the noun as definite.

A small extra point: drenering is often treated as a feminine noun, but in Bokmål many feminine nouns can also take the masculine/common definite ending -en. That is why dreneringen is perfectly normal. You may also sometimes see dreneringa.

Why does kondensvannet end in -et instead of -en?

Because kondensvann is a neuter noun.

In Norwegian, the definite singular ending depends on gender:

• masculine: often -en
• feminine: often -a
• neuter: -et

So:

• kondensvann = condensation water / condensate
• kondensvannet = the condensation water / the condensate

The reason it is neuter is that the last part of the compound is vann, and vann is a neuter noun.

Is kondensvannet one word because Norwegian likes compound nouns?