Maskinen lager en konstant lyd.

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Breakdown of Maskinen lager en konstant lyd.

• lage: to make
• lyden: the sound
• maskinen: the machine

Questions & Answers about Maskinen lager en konstant lyd.

Why is it maskinen and not maskin?

Because -en at the end makes the noun definite singular in Norwegian.

• en maskin = a machine
• maskinen = the machine

In this sentence, you are talking about a specific machine, so Norwegian uses the definite form maskinen.

Why is there an en before konstant lyd?

Because lyd is a common-gender noun, and here it is indefinite singular.

• en lyd = a sound
• lyden = the sound

So:

• en konstant lyd = a constant sound

This is a very common pattern in Norwegian:

• en stor bil = a big car
• en gammel mann = an old man

What does lager mean here?

Here, lager means makes or produces.

It comes from the verb å lage, which often means:

• to make
• to produce
• sometimes to prepare

In this sentence, Maskinen lager en konstant lyd, it means the machine is producing that sound.

Be aware that å lage is a very common verb, but in other contexts Norwegian may also use other verbs like å skape, å produsere, or å lage mat depending on the meaning.