Word
Optikeren forklarer synsundersøkelsen.
Meaning
The optician explains the eye examination.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Optikeren forklarer synsundersøkelsen.
forklare
to explain
synsundersøkelsen
the eye examination
optikeren
the optician
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Questions & Answers about Optikeren forklarer synsundersøkelsen.
Why is there no separate word for the in Optikeren forklarer synsundersøkelsen?
In Norwegian, the is usually added to the end of the noun instead of appearing as a separate word before it.
- optiker = optician / optometrist
- optikeren = the optician / optometrist
And:
- synsundersøkelse = vision test / eye exam
- synsundersøkelsen = the vision test / eye exam
So both nouns in the sentence are in the definite form.
What does the ending -en mean in optikeren and synsundersøkelsen?
The ending -en is a common definite singular ending for many masculine nouns in Bokmål.
For example:
- en optiker = an optician
optikeren = the optician
- en undersøkelse = an examination
- undersøkelsen = the examination
In synsundersøkelsen, the whole compound noun is treated as one noun, and the definite ending is added to the end of the full word.
Why is it forklarer and not something like forklare or forklarte?