Resultatskjermen viser pinnefallet.

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Breakdown of Resultatskjermen viser pinnefallet.

• resultatskjermen: the score display
• pinnefallet: the calculated pin total

Questions & Answers about Resultatskjermen viser pinnefallet.

How do you break down Resultatskjermen viser pinnefallet word by word?

A natural breakdown is:

• Resultatskjermen = the results screen / the scoreboard screen
  • resultat = result
  • skjermen = the screen
• viser = shows / displays
• pinnefallet = the pinfall
  • pinne = pin
  • fallet = the fall

So the sentence structure is simply:

• Subject: Resultatskjermen
• Verb: viser
• Object: pinnefallet

Norwegian is using two compound nouns here, which is very common.

Why is Resultatskjermen written as one word?

Because Norwegian normally writes compound nouns as a single word.

So instead of writing something like resultat skjermen, Norwegian combines them:

• resultat + skjerm = resultatskjerm
• resultatskjerm + -en = resultatskjermen = the results screen

This is one of the biggest differences from English. English often uses separate words, while Norwegian tends to join them.

Why does Resultatskjermen end in -en?