Pupillavstanden er korrekt; med andre ord har optikeren målt riktig.

to be

Breakdown of Pupillavstanden er korrekt; med andre ord har optikeren målt riktig.

• ha: to have
• måle: to measure
• korrekt: correct

Questions & Answers about Pupillavstanden er korrekt; med andre ord har optikeren målt riktig.

What does pupillavstanden literally consist of?

It is a Norwegian compound noun:

• pupill = pupil
• avstand = distance
• -en = the definite ending

So pupillavstanden literally means the pupil distance.

A very important Norwegian spelling rule is that compound nouns are usually written as one word, so pupillavstand is correct, not separate words.

Why do pupillavstanden and optikeren both end in -en?

Because Norwegian often shows the by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate word.

For example:

• en optiker = an optician

• optikeren = the optician

• en pupillavstand = a pupil distance
• pupillavstanden = the pupil distance

So -en here is the definite singular ending for nouns of common gender.

What does med andre ord mean?

It means in other words.

This is a very common fixed expression in Norwegian, just like in English. It is used when the speaker wants to restate something more clearly or explain what the previous statement really means.

So here:

• Pupillavstanden er korrekt
• med andre ord har optikeren målt riktig

The second clause explains the first one in simpler terms.