Kodeordet er enkelt.

to be

Breakdown of Kodeordet er enkelt.

• enkel: simple
• kodeordet: the code word

Questions & Answers about Kodeordet er enkelt.

Why is kodeordet written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

Here, kodeordet is made up of:

• kode = code
• ord = word
• -et = the definite ending

So the structure is basically:

kode + ord + et = kodeordet

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses two words where Norwegian uses one.

Why does kodeordet end in -et?

The ending -et is the definite article for a neuter singular noun.

In English, you say the codeword with a separate word, the.
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun:

• et kodeord = a codeword
• kodeordet = the codeword

So -et means the here.

How do I know it is et kodeord and not en kodeord?