Kvalitetssikringen gjelder måleresultatet.

The quality assurance applies to the measurement result.

Breakdown of Kvalitetssikringen gjelder måleresultatet.

• gjelde: to apply
• måleresultatet: the measurement result
• kvalitetssikringen: the quality assurance

Questions & Answers about Kvalitetssikringen gjelder måleresultatet.

Why is kvalitetssikringen one long word?

Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together, where English might use two or more separate words.

Here:

• kvalitet = quality
• sikring = assurance / securing

So kvalitetssikring means quality assurance.

The extra -s- in the middle is a common linking sound/letter in compounds. It does not usually have a separate meaning; it just helps the word flow naturally.

So:

• kvalitetssikring = quality assurance
• kvalitetssikringen = the quality assurance

Why does kvalitetssikringen end in -en?

The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular for a masculine noun.

• en kvalitetssikring = a quality assurance
• kvalitetssikringen = the quality assurance

Unlike English, Norwegian often puts definiteness on the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

In this sentence, kvalitetssikringen is the subject.

Why does måleresultatet end in -et?