Målerapporten viser årsmiddelverdien.

The measurement report shows the annual mean value.

Breakdown of Målerapporten viser årsmiddelverdien.

• vise: to show
• målerapporten: the measurement report
• årsmiddelverdien: the annual mean value

Questions & Answers about Målerapporten viser årsmiddelverdien.

Why do målerapporten and årsmiddelverdien look so long?

Because Norwegian very often builds compound nouns: several smaller words are joined into one.

• målerapporten = måle
  • rapport
    • -en
      • måle = measure / measuring
      • rapport = report
      • -en = the
• årsmiddelverdien = års
  • middel
    • verdi
      • -en
        • års- = yearly / annual
        • middel = average / mean
        • verdi = value
        • -en = the

So instead of using several separate words the way English often does, Norwegian commonly packs the idea into one noun.

Why is the attached to the noun as -en instead of being a separate word?

In Norwegian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

So:

• en rapport = a report
• rapporten = the report

And:

• en verdi = a value
• verdien = the value

That is why you get:

• målerapporten = the measurement report
• årsmiddelverdien = the annual average value

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English.