Questions & Answers about Girsystemet må justeres.
Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.
So:
- gir = gear
- system = system
- girsystem = gear system / transmission system
- girsystemet = the gear system
This is very common in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often prefers one compound word.
The ending -et is the definite article attached to the noun.
With system, the pattern is:
- et system = a system
- systemet = the system
Since girsystem is built on system, it keeps the neuter definite ending:
- et girsystem = a gear system
- girsystemet = the gear system
So Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.
In Norwegian, definiteness is often shown with a suffix on the noun itself.
So instead of saying something like the gear system with a separate article, Norwegian says:
- girsystemet
That final -et already means the.
A separate word such as det is not used here because there is no adjective. If you add an adjective, you often get double definiteness, for example:
- det nye girsystemet = the new gear system