Fiskekortet viser minstemålet.

The fishing permit shows the minimum size.

Breakdown of Fiskekortet viser minstemålet.

• vise: to show
• fiskekortet: the fishing permit
• minstemålet: the minimum size

Questions & Answers about Fiskekortet viser minstemålet.

Why is fiskekortet written as one word?

Because Norwegian very often makes compound nouns by joining words together.

Here, fiskekortet is built like this:

• fiske = fishing
• kort = card / permit
• -et = the definite ending for a singular neuter noun

So:

• et fiskekort = a fishing permit/card
• fiskekortet = the fishing permit/card

This is very normal in Norwegian. Where English often uses two words, Norwegian often uses one.

Why is there no separate word for the?

In Norwegian, the is often added to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.

So:

• et kort = a card
• kortet = the card

and

• et mål = a measurement / target
• målet = the measurement / target

That is why you see:

• fiskekortet
• minstemålet

instead of separate words for the.

What gender are fiskekort and mål, and why do they both end in -et?