Skjermvinkelen reduserer lysrefleksen.

The screen angle reduces the light reflection.

Breakdown of Skjermvinkelen reduserer lysrefleksen.

• redusere: to reduce
• lysrefleksen: the light reflection
• skjermvinkelen: the screen angle

Questions & Answers about Skjermvinkelen reduserer lysrefleksen.

Why is skjermvinkelen written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually writes compound nouns as a single word.

• skjerm = screen
• vinkel = angle
• skjermvinkel = screen angle
• skjermvinkelen = the screen angle

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

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Why do both skjermvinkelen and lysrefleksen end in -en?

The ending -en is the definite article for many singular nouns in Norwegian. It often corresponds to English the.

So:

• en skjermvinkel = a screen angle
• skjermvinkelen = the screen angle

and

• en lysrefleks = a light reflection / glare reflection
• lysrefleksen = the light reflection

So instead of putting a separate word like the before the noun, Norwegian usually adds the definite ending to the noun itself.

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Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?