Erstatningsskjermen øker reparasjonstiden.

The replacement screen increases the repair time.

Breakdown of Erstatningsskjermen øker reparasjonstiden.

• øke: to increase
• erstatningsskjermen: the replacement screen
• reparasjonstiden: the repair time

Questions & Answers about Erstatningsskjermen øker reparasjonstiden.

Why is it erstatningsskjermen and not just erstatningsskjerm?

Because erstatningsskjermen is the definite singular form: the replacement screen.

In Norwegian, nouns often show definiteness by adding an ending instead of using a separate word like the.

• en erstatningsskjerm = a replacement screen
• erstatningsskjermen = the replacement screen

The ending -en is the definite article for many masculine nouns in Bokmål.

Why is there no separate word for the in front of the noun?

Norwegian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

So:

• skjerm = screen
• skjermen = the screen
• tid = time
• tiden = the time

That is why you see:

• erstatningsskjermen = the replacement screen
• reparasjonstiden = the repair time

English uses a separate word, but Norwegian often uses a suffix.

Why are erstatningsskjermen and reparasjonstiden written as one word?