Målelaboratoriet sender målerapporten.

to send

Breakdown of Målelaboratoriet sender målerapporten.

• målelaboratoriet: the radon measurement laboratory
• målerapporten: the measurement report

Questions & Answers about Målelaboratoriet sender målerapporten.

Why does målelaboratoriet end in -et?

Because -et is the definite article for many neuter nouns in Norwegian.

• et laboratorium = a laboratory
• laboratoriet = the laboratory

Here, målelaboratoriet is a compound noun:

• måle = measure / measurement
• laboratorium = laboratory

So målelaboratoriet means the measurement laboratory (or the measuring laboratory, depending on context).

Why does målerapporten end in -en?

For the same basic reason: -en is the usual definite ending for many common-gender nouns.

• en rapport = a report
• rapporten = the report

In this sentence, målerapporten is also a compound noun:

• måle = measurement
• rapport = report

So målerapporten means the measurement report.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the, like in English?