Innfatningen holder brilleglasset.

to hold

Breakdown of Innfatningen holder brilleglasset.

• innfatningen: the eyeglass frame
• brilleglasset: the eyeglass lens

Questions & Answers about Innfatningen holder brilleglasset.

Why are innfatningen and brilleglasset written as single words?

Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

• innfatning = frame / setting
• brilleglass = eyeglass lens

So:

• innfatningen = the frame
• brilleglasset = the eyeglass lens

This is more natural in Norwegian than writing separate words. English often uses noun + noun combinations with a space, but Norwegian usually writes them as one word.

Why does innfatningen end in -en?

The ending -en marks the noun as definite singular for many masculine and some feminine nouns in Bokmål.

• en innfatning = a frame
• innfatningen = the frame

So instead of putting a separate word for the in front, Norwegian often adds the definiteness to the end of the noun.

Why does brilleglasset end in -et?

The ending -et marks definite singular for a neuter noun.

• et brilleglass = a lens / an eyeglass lens
• brilleglasset = the lens

So:

• -en often goes with masculine nouns
• -et often goes with neuter nouns

That is why the two nouns in the sentence have different definite endings.