Delenummeret står på originalemballasjen.

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Breakdown of Delenummeret står på originalemballasjen.

• stå: to say (in writing)
• originalemballasjen: the original packaging
• delenummeret: the part number

Questions & Answers about Delenummeret står på originalemballasjen.

Why is it delenummeret and not delenummer?

Because -et is the definite ending for a neuter noun in singular.

• et delenummer = a part number
• delenummeret = the part number

So delenummeret is the Norwegian equivalent of the part number.

The word itself is a compound:

• del = part
• nummer = number

Together: delenummer = part number.

Why is står used here? Doesn’t it literally mean stands?

Yes, står literally means stands, but in Norwegian it is also very commonly used for text or information that appears somewhere.

So in sentences like this, står often means:

• is written
• is printed
• appears

That is why Delenummeret står på originalemballasjen is naturally understood as The part number is on / is written on the original packaging.

This is very idiomatic in Norwegian.

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