Høreapparatbatteriet er nytt.

The hearing-aid battery is new.

Breakdown of Høreapparatbatteriet er nytt.

• være: to be
• ny: new
• høreapparatbatteriet: the hearing-aid battery

Questions & Answers about Høreapparatbatteriet er nytt.

Why is høreapparatbatteriet written as one long word?

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

Here:

• høreapparat = hearing aid
• batteri = battery

So:

• høreapparatbatteri = hearing-aid battery
• høreapparatbatteriet = the hearing-aid battery

This is much more natural in Norwegian than writing the words separately.

What does the ending -et in høreapparatbatteriet mean?

-et is the definite singular ending for many neuter nouns.

The base noun is:

• et batteri = a battery

The definite form is:

• batteriet = the battery

In the compound, the last part controls the grammar, so:

• et høreapparatbatteri = a hearing-aid battery
• høreapparatbatteriet = the hearing-aid battery

Why is it nytt and not ny?

Because batteri is a neuter noun.

The adjective ny changes to match the noun:

• ny for common gender singular
• nytt for neuter singular
• nye for plural and some other cases

Since høreapparatbatteriet is singular and neuter, you say:

• Høreapparatbatteriet er nytt.