Breakdown of Bæreselen ligger på sekketrallen.
på
on
ligge
to lie (be located)
bæreselen
the furniture-moving harness
sekketrallen
the hand truck
Questions & Answers about Bæreselen ligger på sekketrallen.
Why do bæreselen and sekketrallen end in -en?
Because Norwegian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
- en bæresele = a baby carrier / a carrying harness
bæreselen = the baby carrier / the carrying harness
- en sekketralle = a sack trolley / a hand truck
- sekketrallen = the sack trolley / the hand truck
So this sentence uses two definite nouns: the carrier and the trolley.
Why is sekketralle written as one word?
Because Norwegian makes compound nouns by joining words together.
- sekk = sack, bag
- tralle = trolley, cart
So sekketralle literally means something like sack trolley. English sometimes writes similar expressions as two words, but Norwegian usually writes them as one word.
The same thing happens with bæresele:
- bære = carry
- sele = harness
So bæresele is literally a carrying harness.
Why does the sentence use ligger instead of er?