Putteren brukes, vel å merke, til putten.

to use

Breakdown of Putteren brukes, vel å merke, til putten.

• til: for/to
• putteren: the putter disc
• putten: the putt in disc golf

Questions & Answers about Putteren brukes, vel å merke, til putten.

Why does brukes end in -s?

Because brukes is a passive form of bruke.

• bruke = to use
• brukes = is used / gets used

Norwegian often makes the passive with -s, especially in short, factual statements. So:

• Putteren brukes til putten = The putter is used for the putt
• A very similar alternative is Putteren blir brukt til putten

For a learner, it is useful to recognize -s here as passive, not as reflexive.

What does vel å merke mean?

Vel å merke is an idiomatic expression. It means something like:

• mind you
• note, however
• it should be noted
• importantly

It adds emphasis or a small clarification. In this sentence, it tells the listener that the speaker wants to stress that point.

It is best learned as one fixed chunk. If you try to understand it word by word, it will not feel very natural.

Why are there commas around vel å merke?

Because vel å merke is inserted parenthetically.

The core sentence is:

Putteren brukes til putten.

Then the speaker inserts vel å merke as an extra comment:

Putteren brukes, vel å merke, til putten.

The commas show that it interrupts the main sentence. In speech, you would usually hear a slight pause before and after it.