Protokollføreren skriver raskt.

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Breakdown of Protokollføreren skriver raskt.

• raskt: quickly
• protokollføreren: the minute-taker

Questions & Answers about Protokollføreren skriver raskt.

Why is protokollføreren one long word?

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

Protokollføreren can be broken down like this:

• protokoll = record, minutes, protocol
• fører = leader, keeper, person who handles something
• -en = the (definite singular ending)

So protokollføreren means something like the minute-taker or the person who keeps the record.

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses several words, Norwegian often prefers one compound word.

What does the ending -en mean in protokollføreren?

The ending -en is the definite singular ending for many common-gender nouns.

So:

• en protokollfører = a minute-taker
• protokollføreren = the minute-taker

Unlike English, Norwegian usually attaches the to the end of the noun instead of putting it in front.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the before protokollføreren?