Brannforebyggeren forklarer anmerkningen.

The fire-prevention officer explains the inspection observation.

Breakdown of Brannforebyggeren forklarer anmerkningen.

• forklare: to explain
• brannforebyggeren: the fire-prevention officer
• anmerkningen: the inspection observation

Questions & Answers about Brannforebyggeren forklarer anmerkningen.

Why is brannforebyggeren written as one word?

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together into a single word.

Here, brannforebyggeren is built from:

• brann = fire
• forebygger = preventer / someone who prevents
• -en = the

So Norwegian prefers one combined noun where English would often use a phrase like the fire prevention officer or the fire preventer.

This is extremely common in Norwegian:

• bokhylle = bookshelf
• sykehus = hospital
• brannmann = firefighter

What does the ending -en in brannforebyggeren mean?

The ending -en usually marks the noun as definite singular, meaning the.

So:

• en brannforebygger = a fire prevention officer / a fire preventer
• brannforebyggeren = the fire prevention officer / the fire preventer

Unlike English, Norwegian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

Why is there no separate word for the before the nouns?