Breakdown of Fuktighetsmåleren avslører overvanning.
avsløre
to reveal
fuktighetsmåleren
the moisture meter
overvanningen
the overwatering
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Questions & Answers about Fuktighetsmåleren avslører overvanning.
Why does fuktighetsmåleren end in -en?
The ending -en is the definite singular ending for many masculine nouns in Norwegian.
So:
- en fuktighetsmåler = a moisture meter
- fuktighetsmåleren = the moisture meter
That means the sentence is talking about a specific moisture meter, not just any moisture meter.
How is fuktighetsmåleren built up?
It is a compound noun plus a definite ending:
- fuktighet = moisture
- måler = meter / gauge / measurer
- fuktighetsmåler = moisture meter
- fuktighetsmåleren = the moisture meter
So Norwegian often packs a lot into one long word where English would use multiple words.
Why is there an -s- in fuktighetsmåleren?
That -s- is a linking sound used in many Norwegian compound nouns.
Here:
- fuktighet
- måler → fuktighetsmåler
You cannot always predict it perfectly from logic alone; it is often just part of how the compound is normally formed. The important thing is to learn the whole compound as a vocabulary item.
Other compounds in Norwegian also use a linking -s-, while some do not.
What form is avslører?