Kjøleskapet er fullt; i så fall henter den veldedige organisasjonen tørrvaren.

The refrigerator is full; in that case, the charitable organisation fetches the dry grocery item.

Breakdown of Kjøleskapet er fullt; i så fall henter den veldedige organisasjonen tørrvaren.

• være: to be
• hente: to fetch
• kjøleskapet: the refrigerator
• den: the

Questions & Answers about Kjøleskapet er fullt; i så fall henter den veldedige organisasjonen tørrvaren.

Why is kjøleskapet one word, and what does -et mean?

Norwegian often builds nouns this way:

• kjøleskap = refrigerator / fridge
• kjøleskapet = the refrigerator / the fridge

The ending -et is the definite article for a neuter noun. So instead of putting a separate word like the in front, Norwegian usually adds the definiteness to the end of the noun.

Here, et kjøleskap means a refrigerator, and kjøleskapet means the refrigerator.

Why is it fullt and not full?

Because kjøleskap is a neuter noun: et kjøleskap.

When an adjective is used after er as a predicate adjective, it usually agrees with the noun:

• en bil er full
• et kjøleskap er fullt

So fullt is the neuter singular form of full.

What does i så fall mean exactly?

I så fall means in that case or if so.

It is a fixed expression. Literally, it is something like in such a case, but in normal English you would usually translate it as:

• if so
• in that case

So it connects the first part of the sentence to the result or consequence in the second part.