Breakdown of Støvmasken brukes med slipepapiret.
med
with
bruke
to use
slipepapiret
the sandpaper
støvmasken
the dust mask
Questions & Answers about Støvmasken brukes med slipepapiret.
Why does støvmaske become støvmasken?
Because -en is the definite article attached to the end of the noun.
- støvmaske = dust mask / a dust mask
- støvmasken = the dust mask
Norwegian usually adds the definite article as a suffix instead of putting a separate word in front, as English does.
Also note that støvmaske is a common gender noun, so the definite singular ending is -en.
Why does slipepapir become slipepapiret?
For the same basic reason: it is in the definite singular form.
- slipepapir = sandpaper
- slipepapiret = the sandpaper
But here the ending is -et, not -en, because slipepapir is a neuter noun.
So:
- common gender noun: often takes -en in the definite singular
- neuter noun: often takes -et in the definite singular
What does brukes mean here?
Brukes is the present passive form of å bruke (to use).
So brukes means:
- is used
- sometimes more generally is used/used in an instructional or descriptive sense
In this sentence, Støvmasken brukes med slipepapiret means that the dust mask is used with the sandpaper, or should be used with it, depending on context.