Breakdown of Kontrollrapporten skiller mellom sot og beksot.
og
and
mellom
between
kontrollrapporten
the inspection report
skille
to distinguish; separate
Questions & Answers about Kontrollrapporten skiller mellom sot og beksot.
What does Kontrollrapporten mean, and why does it end in -en?
Kontrollrapporten means the inspection report or the control report.
It is made up of:
- kontrollrapport = inspection/control report
- -en = the definite article suffix, meaning the
In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word before it.
So:
- en kontrollrapport = an inspection report
- kontrollrapporten = the inspection report
This is a very common pattern in Norwegian.
What is the verb in this sentence, and what form is it in?
The verb is skiller.
Its infinitive is å skille, which can mean things like:
- to separate
- to distinguish
- to tell apart
Here, skiller is in the present tense, so it means separates or, more naturally in this context, distinguishes.
Examples:
- å skille = to distinguish / separate
- skiller = distinguishes / separates
- skilte = distinguished / separated
- har skilt = has distinguished / has separated
Why does Norwegian use skiller mellom here?