Vannskålen brukes under tilvenningsperioden.

to use

Breakdown of Vannskålen brukes under tilvenningsperioden.

• under: during (an event)
• vannskålen: the water bowl
• tilvenningsperioden: the adjustment period

Questions & Answers about Vannskålen brukes under tilvenningsperioden.

Why is vannskålen written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

• vann = water
• skål = bowl

So:

• vannskål = water bowl
• vannskålen = the water bowl

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often uses two words where Norwegian prefers one compound word.

Why does vannskålen end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite singular ending, meaning the.

So:

• en vannskål = a water bowl
• vannskålen = the water bowl

The noun takes its gender from the last part of the compound, here skål, which is a common-gender noun: en skål.

What does brukes mean grammatically?

Brukes is the present passive form of å bruke = to use.

So brukes means is used or gets used, depending on context.

Compare:

• Vannskålen bruker ... → this would be wrong here, because it would mean something like the water bowl uses...
• Vannskålen brukes ... = the water bowl is used...

In this sentence, Norwegian uses the -s passive, which is common in instructions and formal writing.

Why does Norwegian use the passive here instead of an active sentence?