Donasjonsavtalen beskriver oppbevaringstemperaturen.

The donation agreement describes the storage temperature.

Breakdown of Donasjonsavtalen beskriver oppbevaringstemperaturen.

• beskrive: to describe
• donasjonsavtalen: the donation agreement
• oppbevaringstemperaturen: the storage temperature

Questions & Answers about Donasjonsavtalen beskriver oppbevaringstemperaturen.

Why does Donasjonsavtalen end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite singular ending, roughly equivalent to the in English.

So:

• en donasjonsavtale = a donation agreement
• donasjonsavtalen = the donation agreement

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

Why is there an s in Donasjonsavtalen?

That s is a common linking element in Norwegian compounds. It does not mean possession here.

The word is built like this:

• donasjon = donation
• avtale = agreement
• donasjonsavtale = donation agreement

This linking s appears in many compound words. You usually just have to learn whether a compound uses it or not.

Why is oppbevaringstemperaturen written as one long word?

Because Norwegian normally writes compound nouns as one word.

Here it breaks down as:

• oppbevaring = storage
• temperatur = temperature
• oppbevaringstemperatur = storage temperature
• oppbevaringstemperaturen = the storage temperature

This is very common in Norwegian. Where English often uses several separate words, Norwegian often combines them into one noun.