Sykkelpumpen virker.

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Breakdown of Sykkelpumpen virker.

• sykkelpumpen: the bicycle pump

Questions & Answers about Sykkelpumpen virker.

Why is it sykkelpumpen and not sykkel pumpen as two separate words?

Because Norwegian usually forms compound nouns as one word.

• sykkel = bicycle
• pumpe = pump

Together, sykkelpumpe means bicycle pump.
Then the definite ending is added:

• sykkelpumpe = a bicycle pump
• sykkelpumpen = the bicycle pump

So Norwegian prefers one combined noun, where English often uses two separate words.

What does the ending -en mean in sykkelpumpen?

The ending -en is the definite article for many masculine nouns in Norwegian. It means the.

So:

• en sykkelpumpe = a bicycle pump
• sykkelpumpen = the bicycle pump

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

Is sykkelpumpe a masculine noun?

Yes, it is normally treated as a masculine noun.

That is why you get:

• en sykkelpumpe = a bicycle pump
• sykkelpumpen = the bicycle pump

In Bokmål, many feminine nouns can also be treated as masculine, but sykkelpumpe is commonly masculine anyway.

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