Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Det kommer an på om veggfestets plassering ved grunnmuren er riktig. - It depends on whether the wall-bracket placement by the foundation wall is correct.

Word

Det kommer an på om veggfestets plassering ved grunnmuren er riktig.

Meaning

It depends on whether the wall-bracket placement by the foundation wall is correct.

Part of speech

sentence

Pronunciation

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Breakdown of Det kommer an på om veggfestets plassering ved grunnmuren er riktig.

What does det kommer an på mean?

It means it depends on.

This is a fixed expression built from å komme an på = to depend on.
So:

You should learn kommer an på as one unit of meaning, not word by word.

Why is an separated from kommer?

Because å komme an på is a multi-word verb expression, and in a main clause the finite verb moves to the second position.

The full infinitive is:

But in a normal statement, Norwegian puts the finite verb early:

So this split is normal. Compare:

This is similar to separable verb-like patterns in other Germanic languages.

Why does the sentence start with det?