Skiftnøkkelen leveres på innleveringsstedet.

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Breakdown of Skiftnøkkelen leveres på innleveringsstedet.

• levere: to drop off
• skiftnøkkelen: the adjustable spanner
• innleveringsstedet: the return location

Questions & Answers about Skiftnøkkelen leveres på innleveringsstedet.

Why does skiftnøkkelen end in -en?

Because -en is the definite ending for many singular nouns in Norwegian.

• en skiftnøkkel = an adjustable wrench
• skiftnøkkelen = the adjustable wrench

So Norwegian usually adds definiteness to the end of the noun, instead of using a separate word like the.

Why does innleveringsstedet end in -et instead of -en?

That is because innleveringssted is a neuter noun.

• et innleveringssted = a drop-off point / submission place
• innleveringsstedet = the drop-off point / the submission place

So:

• common-gender nouns often take -en in the definite singular
• neuter nouns often take -et in the definite singular

That is why you get skiftnøkkelen but innleveringsstedet.

Why is innleveringsstedet written as one long word?

Because Norwegian forms compound nouns very freely, and they are normally written as one word.

Here it is made up of:

• innlevering = handing in, submission
• sted = place
• innleveringssted = drop-off place / submission point
• innleveringsstedet = the drop-off place / the submission point

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English might use several words, Norwegian often joins them into one compound.