Skjermsprekken påvirker berøringsskjermen.

to affect; influence

Breakdown of Skjermsprekken påvirker berøringsskjermen.

• skjermsprekken: the screen crack
• berøringsskjermen: the touchscreen

Questions & Answers about Skjermsprekken påvirker berøringsskjermen.

Why are both nouns written as one word: skjermsprekken and berøringsskjermen?

Because Norwegian, like German, very often uses compound nouns. Instead of writing separate words like English does, Norwegian usually joins them together.

• skjerm + sprekk + en = skjermsprekken
  • skjerm = screen
  • sprekk = crack
  • -en = the
• berøring + skjerm + en = berøringsskjermen
  • berøring = touch
  • skjerm = screen
  • -en = the

So these literally mean:

• skjermsprekken = the screen crack
• berøringsskjermen = the touch screen

This is very normal in Norwegian.

Why does the sentence use -en at the end of both nouns?

The ending -en is the definite singular ending for many masculine nouns in Norwegian. It works like English the.

• en skjerm = a screen

• skjermen = the screen

• en sprekk = a crack
• sprekken = the crack

In compounds, the definite ending usually goes on the last part:

• skjermsprekk = screen crack

• skjermsprekken = the screen crack

• berøringsskjerm = touch screen
• berøringsskjermen = the touch screen

So the article is not a separate word here. It is attached to the noun.